Guangdong | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While completing a maritime patrol flight, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Chinese AF fighter and crashed into the sea off the Swatow Island. The airplane was lost and all 11 crew members were evacuated and transferred to the USS Halsey Powell.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Chinese fighter.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-11-DK near Canton

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1946

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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43-49118

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14934/26379

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1944

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While cruising in very bad weather conditions, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the ground. While it was destroyed, all three crew members were unhurt.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV on Hailing Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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KJ921

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Supply

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Mountains

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Kunming - Kunming

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26090/14645

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1944

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The crew was performing a supply mission when the aircraft hit the slope of a 1,200 feet hill located on the Hailing Island. The wreckage was found 50 feet below the summit and all four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Leizhou: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1944 at 2130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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43-15387

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Cheng Kung – Chengdu

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19853

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1944

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En route, the crew informed ATC about the poor weather conditions and that he was about to bail out. No further contact was heard and the aircraft crashed some 30 miles north of Leizhou. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Nakajima AT-2 in Huangyangshan: 9 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Nakajima AT-2

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Guangzhou - Haikou

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The airplane departed Guangzhou (Canton) Airport on a flight to Haikou, Hainan Island, carrying six high ranking officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy performing an inspection of the Japanese troops in the occupied South China and three crew members. While flying about 100 km south of Guangzhou, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Huangyangshan, on the west bank of the Xijiang River. All nine occupants were killed, among them Admiral Mineo Ōsumi, ex Marine Minister.
Passengers:
Adm Mineo Ōsumi,
C/Adm Hikojiro Suga,
Lt Col Takao Tsunoda,
Lt Col Eiichi Shirahama,
Col Chugoro Tachimi,
Cptn Hideo Matsuda.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas DC-2-221 in Wangmoon: 14 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1938

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Douglas DC-2

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Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Hong Kong – Chongqing

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1568

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1937

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The aircraft named 'Kweilin' departed Hong Kong-Kai Tak Airport at 0800LT then continued bound to the north. While reaching the altitude of 6,000 feet, the captain sighted eight Japanese fighters. He decided to return and changed his route near Macao when he was attacked by five Nakajima fighters. The captain decided to make a steep descent to escape the attack and attempted an emergency landing on a river bank. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed and came to rest upside down. Fourteen occupants were killed while four others survived, among them two crew members. It seems most of the passengers were killed by bullets and not by the accident itself.
Crew:
Hugh Woods, captain,
Lieu Chung-chuan, copilot,
Joe Loh, radio operator,
Wu Ching-hua, steward.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Japanese fighters.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-43W into the Daya Bay: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Sikorsky S-43

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NC16930

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Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Guangzhou– Hong Kong – Shanghai

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4321

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1936

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After departure from Hong Kong, while overflying the Bias Bay (Daya Bay), the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to ditch the aircraft offshore. Upon landing, the float plane named 'Chekiang' hit waves and lost its both wings before coming to rest. Seven passengers found refuge on a wing and were later rescued by the crew of the British destroyed 'HMS Thracian'. Unfortunately, three crew members, among them the copilot George Ohrnberger, were killed. The captain survived and the aircraft was lost.