Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 October 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Location: near Yulin –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Civilian aircraftCivilian aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Soviet-based anti-aircraft unit shot down a civilian aircraft during a routine aerial patrol near a border region. The incident was attributed to communist opposition to the aircraft’s presence.A Soviet-based anti-aircraft unit shot down a civilian aircraft during a routine aerial patrol near a border region. The incident was attributed to communist opposition to the aircraft’s presence.
Description
Shot down by communist anti-aircraft fire.
Source of Information
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstmes19471029-1.1.2?http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstmes19471029-1.1.2?Primary Cause
Communist opposition to the aircraft’s presence.Communist opposition to the aircraft’s presence.Share on:
