Fuel exhaustion Accident Curtiss Hawk III 2401,
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Date:Tuesday 26 October 1937
Time:c. 21:00
Type:Curtiss Hawk III
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 5th Aviation Group
Registration: 2401
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gaoping County-Level City, Jincheng, Shanxi Province -   China
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The pilot attempted to carry out forced landing after fuel exhaustion. In darkness, the Curtiss Hawk III fighter collided with a building and crashed.

Sources:

He, B. 2015. The Jianqiao Spirit. Taipei, Taiwan: Independent Writers Publishing. 358 pp. (in Chinese)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%98%E7%B2%B9%E5%88%9A
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%88%98%E7%B2%B9%E5%88%9A/4346503?fr=aladdin#2_2

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