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Date: | Wednesday 2 April 1930 |
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Type: | Junkers F13 |
Owner/operator: | Shanxi Air Force |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | eastern bank of Fen River -
China
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Test |
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Narrative:When a Junkers whose engine had just been replaced went down shortly after takeoff and bursted into flames, the three occupants were killed, including An Chang-nam, a famous aviator from Korea who was employed by Chinese warlord Xishan Yan as flight instructor.
Sources:
Cui, F. 2013. An account of Korean pilots of China Air Force during the Republic of China period. Studies on the History of North Korea and South Korea, 14: 292-313. (in Chinese)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Chang-nam http://cwlam2000.epizy.com/caf14.htm Revision history:
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01-Jun-2023 13:35 |
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25-Dec-2023 17:39 |
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