Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 October 1940
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-221
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 39
Location: near Changyi –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: DC-2 aircraftDC-2 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A DC-2 aircraft, named Kweilin, was struck by a group of Japanese fighters near Kunming, China. The aircraft was strafed and forced landed on a small airfield. All seven occupants perished, and two crew members and three passengers survived. The aircraft was completely destroyed.A DC-2 aircraft, named Kweilin, was struck by a group of Japanese fighters near Kunming, China. The aircraft was strafed and forced landed on a small airfield. All seven occupants perished, and two crew members and three passengers survived. The aircraft was completely destroyed.
Description
A CNAC DC-2, named “Kweilin”, ran into a group of Japanese fighters and forced landed on a small airfield 100 km NE of Kunming. The aircraft was spotted and strafed. Pilot Walter “Foxy” Kent (36), the stewardess and seven passengers died. Two crew members and three passengers survived. The aircraft was destroyed.
Primary Cause
Japanese fighter attacks and engagement.Japanese fighter attacks and engagement.Share on:
