Taiwan | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was performing a flight from Naha, Okinawa, no the airbase of Nichols, in the suburb of Manila. Enroute, while flying away from a cyclone in marginal weather conditions, the four engine aircraft christened 'Liquidator' hit the slope of a mountain located in the Seaboard Mountain Range, northeast of Taitung, Taiwan. All 25 occupants, among them PoW recently released by the Japanese troops, were killed.

Crash of a Mitsubishi Ki-21 in Taipei: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1945 at 1430 LT

Type of aircraft:

Mitsubishi Ki-21

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Taihoku – Dairen – Tokyo

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Shortly after takeoff from Taihoku-Matsuyama Airport, while climbing, an engine failed. The crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion. While both crew members were killed instantly, both passengers were seriously injured and evacuated to local hospital. They died from their injuries few hours later. Both passengers were Japanese General Tsunamasa Shidei and the Indian Prime Minister Subhas Chandra Bose.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando in Tsingching: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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Registration:

44-78306

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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33702

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1945

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. A crew member was killed while three others were injured.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando in Cheng Kung

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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Registration:

41-24712

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

26633

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1943

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Crashed on landing. No casualties.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando in Cheng Kung

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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42-3566

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Military

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26699

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1943

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown as well.

Crash of a Nakajima L2D off Taiwan

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Nakajima L2D

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J-BKOJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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On a flight from Japan to Taiwan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and ditched the airplane north of the island of Taiwan. Occupant fate unknown. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in March 1942.