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Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1937 |
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Type: | Curtiss Hawk III |
Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 5th Aviation Group |
Registration: | 2510 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Shanghai -
China
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:The Curtiss Hawk III fighter was shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft artillery. The pilot bailed out; he then engaged the enemy on the ground and committed suicide when the enemy tried to capture him.
Sources:
He, B. 2015. The Jianqiao Spirit. Taipei, Taiwan: Independent Writers Publishing. 358 pp. (in Chinese)
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