Accident Martin RB-57A Canberra 5642,
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Date:Tuesday 18 February 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin RB-57A Canberra
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 4th Squadron
Registration: 5642
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Qingdao, Shandong Province -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by a Chinese Shenyang J-5A (MiG-17F). Pilot Guanghua ZHAO killed.

Sources:

Tang, F. 2016. The history of the Air Force's photography reconnaissance aircraft units. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 654: 122-146. (in Chinese)
https://www.sohu.com/a/211737456_99993499
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml
- JF Baugher
- Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2013 09:27 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
01-Apr-2015 15:18 TB Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
19-Jun-2021 16:05 TB Updated [Operator]
28-Oct-2023 06:42 RDV Updated [[Operator]]

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