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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mte in Kunming: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
XXV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6014
YOM:
1938
Location:
Kunming
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a connection flight within China, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane named 'Heinrich Mathy' crashed near Kunming. Both pilots were killed while both passengers were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Kunming

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
XVIII
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5294
YOM:
1935
Location:
Kunming
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following engine problems. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine problems in flight.

Crash of a Ford 5 near Zigong

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
27
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Chongqing – Guiyang
MSN:
5-AT-115
YOM:
1932
Location:
Zigong
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew lost his orientation while flying in a snowstorm and the airplane deviated to the southwest. Due to fuel exhaustion, the captain attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed on hilly terrain near Zigong, some 50 km east of Kunming. The pilot walked away for about 50 km in snow to find a postal office to send a telegram. Few hours later, SAR teams arrived on scene and could evacuate all five other occupants who were injured.
Crew:
Byron G. O'Hara, pilot,
P. H. Thom, copilot,
N. A. Chen, radio operator.
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