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Date: | Thursday 19 August 1937 |
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Type: | Northrop Gamma |
Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 2nd Aviation Group |
Registration: | 904 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Shanghai -
China
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:It appeared that the Republic of China Air Force pilot attempted a kamikaze attack on Japanese vessel after his light bomber was damaged in battle, but he did not succeed. The Northrop Gamma bomber crashed into the Yangtze River estuary.
Sources:
He, B. 2015. The Jianqiao Spirit. Taipei, Taiwan: Independent Writers Publishing. 358 pp. (in Chinese)
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