Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Wuwei: 26 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 31, 1947
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Urumqi – Lanzhou
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
While on a flight from Urumqi to Lanzhou, the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area located in the region of Wuwei. The wreckage was found few days later and all 26 occupants were killed, among them one US and one British citizen.
