ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155911
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2C |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) |
| Registration: | 352 |
| MSN: | 352 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East China Sea, off Cape Santiago (Taiwan) -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taoyun AB, Taiwan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF.CIA U-2A 56-6685 Converted into U-2C by September 1959. On October 22 1965 Pete Wang took off in "352" on a photo training mission over Taiwan. The aircraft disintegrated due to overspeed. Only some debris was recovered.
Sources:
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/u2/losses.html
http://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2local.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E9%BB%91%E8%B2%93%E4%B8%AD%E9%9A%8A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2013 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Jun-2023 13:28 | RDV | Updated |
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