Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 April 1948
Aircraft Type: Curtiss R5C-1 Commando (C-46A)
Owner/operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration Number: 39535
Location: off Qingdao, Shandong Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A US Navy aircraft experienced engine trouble approximately five kilometers west of the Tsingtao Marine Corps Air Facility after takeoff. Sixteen occupants were rescued by US Navy gunboats. The aircraft was attached to VMR-153.A US Navy aircraft experienced engine trouble approximately five kilometers west of the Tsingtao Marine Corps Air Facility after takeoff. Sixteen occupants were rescued by US Navy gunboats. The aircraft was attached to VMR-153.
Description
Ditched 5 km W off Tsingtao Marine Corps Air Facility due to engine trouble after takeoff. All sixteen occupants were rescued from the floating plane by USN gunboats. The airplane was attached to VMR-153 at the time.
Source of Information
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