- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 23, 1954 |
Time: | 0845 |
Location: | Off Hainan Island, China |
Operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Singapore - Hong Kong - Bangkok |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Registration: | VR-HEU |
cn / ln: | 10310 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:12 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:8 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Ditched into the sea after being shot down by Chinese Lachovlin La-7 military fighter aircraft. The survivors were rescued by the U.S. Air Force. |
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