ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314872
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| Date: | Sunday 15 April 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Feng County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province -
 China
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A de Havilland (almost surely a DH.60 Moth or a variant thereof) crashed in Feng County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, killing Wenlu LI (pilot) and Yuwen YANG (mechanic). Contemporary official document in the archive of Republic of China stated that the airplane was shot down during a bombing flight.
Exact aircraft involved not determined, but was probably one of a batch of ten aircraft (MSNs 1112 to 1121 DH.60G [Gipsy I #375] aircraft) which were all shipped to Arnhold & Co, Shanghai, China with C of A issued 11.4.28. They were delivered on behalf of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force.
Sources:
1. Zhang, J. 1990. The Air Force of China before and after the Northern Expedition War. Military History Research, 1990(02): 89-99. (in Chinese)
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/ROC1929-02-19%E5%9C%8B%E6%B0%91%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E5%85%AC%E5%A0%B196.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2023 09:26 | RDV | Added |
| 20-Sep-2023 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 16:25 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2023 13:19 | RDV | Updated |
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