Incident Overview
Date: Monday 13 September 1971
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E
Owner/operator: People’s Liberation Army – Air Force – PLAAF
Registration Number: 256
Location: near ndrkhaan –
ÿ Mongolia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E jetlinerHawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E jetliner
A Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E jetliner crashed near ndrkhaan, Mongolia, resulting in the deaths of all nine crew members, including Chinese Vice Premier and Minister of Defense Lin Biao. The exact circumstances leading to Lin’s death remain a subject of intense speculation and subsequent official condemnation by the Communist Party of China, who officially labeled him a traitor following a failed assassination attempt on Mao Zedong.A Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E jetliner crashed near ndrkhaan, Mongolia, resulting in the deaths of all nine crew members, including Chinese Vice Premier and Minister of Defense Lin Biao. The exact circumstances leading to Lin’s death remain a subject of intense speculation and subsequent official condemnation by the Communist Party of China, who officially labeled him a traitor following a failed assassination attempt on Mao Zedong.
Description
A Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E jetliner was destroyed in an accident near ndrkhaan, Mongolia. All nine on board, including Chinese Vice Premier and Minister of Defense Lin Biao were killed. The exact events preceding Lin’s death have been a source of speculation ever since. Following Lin’s death, he was officially condemned as a traitor by the Communist Party of China. The official Chinese explanation was that Lin Biao was defecting to the Soviet Union following a failed attempt to assassinate Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The airplane supposedly crashed after running out of fuel.
Source of Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Biaohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_BiaoPrimary Cause
Failed assassination attempt on Mao Zedong.Failed assassination attempt on Mao Zedong.Share on:
