Accident Polikarpov Po-2? ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347130
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 June 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PO2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov Po-2?
Owner/operator:Chinese Communist Party
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region -   China
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
During aerobatics training, a military biplane (most likely either Polikarpov Po-2 or I-15) entered spiral descent and crashed at Gaojiahu Airfield, dozens of kilometers northwest of Urumqi (in today's administrative region of Changji Prefecture).

Pilot: Dexiang WANG

Sources:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA3NDQxOTU2Nw==&mid=2652090846&idx=1&sn=dae20090fd05c3cae07a13dca7fcdb88&chksm=84e70ddeb39084c88c6db6ec1b9e5b4c50e760fc9fedafb43f6e5c16ee72b0fba770cebd9a5f&scene=27
http://taihangsummit.com/ffa6cc1e2f/
http://news.sohu.com/20091112/n268137753.shtml
https://baike.sogou.com/v66598512.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2023 06:48 R.D.Viviana Added

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