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Date: | Saturday 2 October 1937 |
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Type: | Polikarpov I-16 |
Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - Soviet Volunteer Group |
Registration: | Unregistered |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wuwei, Gansu Province -
China
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Polikarpov I-16, which was to be delivered to the frontline of the Sino-Japanese War, overran the airstrip in Wuwei on landing, flipped over and caught fire, killing the Soviet pilot.
Sources:
Gong, Y., 2011. Flight Diary during the War of Resistance against Japan. Wuhan, Hubei Province, China: Yangtze River Publishing House of Literature and Art. 434 pp. (in Chinese)
Revision history:
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