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The descent to Shanghai-Longhua Airport was performed in poor visibility due to thick fog. A CNAC DC-3 already crashed in similar conditions two hours earlier. Apparently in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground, the crew reduced his altitude when the aircraft crashed in a prairie located few km short of runway. A crew member and thirty passengers were killed while five other occupants were seriously injured.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Kiangwan: 19 killed

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1946 at 2000 LT

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B-140

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Chongqing – Kiangwan

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The crew started the approach to Kiangwan Airport in poor visibility due to thick fog. Apparently in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground, the crew reduced his altitude when the aircraft hit the slope of a hill few km short of runway threshold. Both pilots and 17 passengers were killed while 11 other people were injured.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Kiangwan: 12 killed

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1946

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Douglas DC-3

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Chongqing – Kiangwan

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16238/32986

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1945

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The descent was started in poor visibility due to thick fog. Apparently in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground, the crew decided to reduce his altitude when the aircraft hit the roof of a house and crashed 3 km short of runway threshold. All 11 occupants of the airplane were killed as well as one person into the house.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Shanghai

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1946

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44-76640

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16224/32972

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1945

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Crashed on takeoff following an engine failure. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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Engine failure.

Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando in Luojingzhen: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1946 at 1915 LT

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Curtiss C-46 Commando

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44-78226

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Tinian - Kiangwan

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33622

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1945

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The aircraft left Tinian AFB, North Mariana Islands, at 1520LT bound for Kiangwan AFB in Shanghai. On approach, the crew encountered technical problems with the controls and several attempts to land were aborted. Eventually, ground control instructed the crew to fly to the north and to abandon the aircraft but while cruising at 5,000 feet, the Commando went out of control and crashed near Luojingzhen, on the shore of the Yangtze River, about 20 km north of the airbase. All 11 occupants were killed.
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1st Lt Robert L. Austen,
Sgt Irwin C. Bruser,
Sgt Jessey F. Campbell,
Sgt John H. Eckert,
Sgt Jarvis D. Maddux,
Sgt Peter Naberenzy,
S/Sgt Robert M. Rogers,
T/Sgt Delbert D. Shoeman,
1st Lt Robert E. Tambert,
S/Sgt La Dessie W. Tarver,
Sgt Abraham Yablonsky.

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Failure of the control system.

Crash of a Curtiss R5C-1 Commando near Shanghai

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1945

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Curtiss C-46 Commando

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39512

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26712

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1943

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Crashed southwest of Shanghai-Kiangwan Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 in Shanghai

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1935

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XVI

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1935

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Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 near Shanghai

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1932

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Junkers F.13

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III

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Plain, Valley

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746

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1931

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The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all occupants were rescued.

Crash of a Loening C-W Air Yacht off Shanghai: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1930

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Loening C-W Air Yacht

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Shanghai – Hankow

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