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Date: | Friday 3 October 1958 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-2 |
Owner/operator: | China Air Force - 25th Air Division |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Zadoi County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province -
China
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:During a reconnaissance flight over rebel positions, the Tu-2 bomber developed engine problems, forcing the crew to perform a crash-landing on unforgiving terrain amid insurgents. All aboard perished either in the crash-landing or in the ground combat that ensued.
Deceased airmen:
Tingyan ZOU (pilot)
Xuntai WEN (navigator)
Baoqing LIU (radio operator)
Peifu ZHANG (gunner)
Sources:
Ying, M. 2017. Meritorious service in southwestern counterinsurgency. Ordnance, 215: 64-72. (in Chinese)
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