Accident Boeing P-12 X-66W,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312633
 
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Date:Monday 22 February 1932
Time:
Type:Boeing P-12
Owner/operator:Boeing Company, op. for ROC Air Force
Registration: X-66W
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Japanese fighters. It is not certain if the ownership of the aircraft had been transferred from the Boeing Company to the ROC Air Force.

Pilot: Robert M. SHORT

Sources:

Xun, Z. 2005. Short: the first USA pilot to perish in China's War of Resistance Against Japan. Wenshichunqiu, 2005(01): 18-19. (in Chinese)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-May-2023 07:36 RDV Added
16-May-2023 16:46 RDV Updated

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