Accident Curtiss Hawk III New IV,
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Date:Tuesday 28 September 1937
Time:
Type:Curtiss Hawk III
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 5th Aviation Group
Registration: New IV
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Anhui Province -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Japanese fighters. The pilot was injured and died in hospital on 1937/10/05. The Curtiss Hawk III fighter bearing the registration "New IV" was never seen in records again and was presumably damaged beyond repair.

Pilot: Xiaoyu WU

Sources:

He, B. 2015. The Jianqiao Spirit. Taipei, Taiwan: Independent Writers Publishing. 358 pp. (in Chinese)

Revision history:

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