Date & Time:
May 16, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While in a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed on the bank of the Luoqing Jiang River in Luzhai. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Yu Wan +2.
Crew:
Yu Wan +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.
