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Date: | Friday 12 March 1976 |
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Type: | Nanchang Q-5 |
Owner/operator: | China Naval Air Force - Unit 37783 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Shanghai -
China
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:A Nanchang Q-5 was on a test flight to determine its maximum payload when a breakdown occurred. Control was lost and the plane crashed.
Pilot: Zhiying WEI
Sources:
Du, Q. 1996. Soaring into the sky one after another—the birth of the first attack aircraft regiment of China Naval Air Force. Navy Today, 1996(03). (in Chinese)
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%AD%8F%E6%99%BA%E8%8B%B1/14456754 Information relayed from the grandson of Zhiying Wei:
https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20220917A08MCU00 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-May-2023 16:27 |
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15-Sep-2023 14:28 |
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