ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342228
Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1938 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas DC-2-221 |
Owner/operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
Registration: | 32 |
MSN: | 1568 |
Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Wangmoon -
China
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
Destination airport: | Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) |
Narrative:The Douglas DC-2, named "Kweilin", was attacked by Japanese Nakajima fighters while en route and after forced to land in the Pearl River, north of Macao, killing 13 passengers and the co-pilot. Capt Hugh Woods, the radio-operator and one passenger survived. The aircraft was salvaged, rebuilt and reflown as "39" until it was destroyed 29.10.1940.
Sources:
Soviet Transports cnac.org
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 October 1940 |
39 |
China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
9 |
near Changyi |
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