Accident Caudron G Peng No. 1,
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Date:unk. date 1925
Time:
Type:Caudron G
Owner/operator:Shanxi Air Force
Registration: Peng No. 1
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Taiyuan, Shanxi Province -   China
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Test
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Early in the fall of 1925, a two-seat Caudron clipped electric wire shortly after takeoff and caught fire. The pilot appeared to be unaware of the emergency, and the plane allegedly exploded mid-air.

Sources:

Wang, Y. & Wang, S. 1996. Blood-red Skies—account of the aerial battles of China Air Force. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Sichuan People's Publishing House. 551 pp. (in Chinese)
https://www.sohu.com/a/377527550_120556189

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