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|Aircraft CNAC Tail Number=23
 
|Aircraft CNAC Tail Number=23
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|Aircraft Nickname=Kunming
 
|Aircraft Maker Number=115
 
|Aircraft Maker Number=115
 
|Aircraft CNAC Start Service Date=March 1935
 
|Aircraft CNAC Start Service Date=March 1935
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|Aircraft CNAC Tail Number=25
 
|Aircraft CNAC Tail Number=25
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|Aircraft Nickname=Hankow
 
|Aircraft Maker Number=116
 
|Aircraft Maker Number=116
 
|Aircraft CNAC Start Service Date=1935/08/12
 
|Aircraft CNAC Start Service Date=1935/08/12
 
|Aircraft CNAC End Service Date=1936/03/31
 
|Aircraft CNAC End Service Date=1936/03/31
|Aircraft CNAC Cause of End=Crash Nanking
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|Aircraft CNAC Cause of End=Crash Nankin, Jiangsu
|Notes=From Pan Am used, last two made, CN 9659. 8/12/35, arr < july, 35 A.
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|Notes=From Pan Am used, last two made, CN 9659. 8/12/35, arr < july, 35 A.
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Crew was performing a cargo flight from Hankow (now Wuhan) to Shanghai. En route, an engine fired. Crew decided to divert to Nankin Airport but on approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames near the Hsiakwan River. Both pilots were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire.
 
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|Aircraft CNAC Tail Number=27
 
|Aircraft CNAC Tail Number=27
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|Aircraft Nickname=Shanghai
 
|Aircraft Maker Number=101
 
|Aircraft Maker Number=101
 
|Aircraft CNAC Start Service Date=1935/10/23
 
|Aircraft CNAC Start Service Date=1935/10/23
|Aircraft CNAC End Service Date=1941/01/21
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|Aircraft CNAC End Service Date=1941/01/20
 
|Aircraft CNAC Cause of End=Crash Kian
 
|Aircraft CNAC Cause of End=Crash Kian
 
|Notes=New by Pan Am, cn 15551 no NC#, ordered 7/35
 
|Notes=New by Pan Am, cn 15551 no NC#, ordered 7/35
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Crash Details ([https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-ford-5-near-jian-5-killed Crash of a Ford 5 Naer JI'AN: 5 Killed])
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*Date & Time: Jan 20, 1941 - Flight Type: Scheduled Revenue Flight
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*Survivors: Yes
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*Site: Mountains
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*Location: Ji'an Jiangxi - Country: China
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* Crew on board: 4 - Crew fatalities: 3
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* Pax on board: 2 -Pax fatalities: 2 - Other fatalities: 0 - Total fatalities: 5
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* Circumstances: En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. As the visibility was low, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain peak located in the region of Ji'an. A crew member was rescued while all five other occupants were killed.
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|Image=Ford Trimotor at Wuadukwuadu.jpg
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|Title=C.N.A.C. Ford 5-AT-D
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|Description=Ford 5-AT-D at Wuadukwuadu, Yunan, on February 3, 1936<br><center>Byron O'Hara was the pilot</center><center>(Photo Courtesy of Bill Larkins)</center>
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Latest revision as of 10:50, 26 April 2020

Tail Number Nickname Maker Number Start Service Date End Service Date Cause of End Crew Members Notes
23 Kunming 115 March 1935 1936/03/03 Crash 50 mi SW Kunming O'Hara From Pan Am used, last two made, CN9658. Ordered? 2/3/35 L, arrived Mar 35 A

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Tail Number Nickname Maker Number Start Service Date End Service Date Cause of End Crew Members Notes
25 Hankow 116 1935/08/12 1936/03/31 Crash Nankin, Jiangsu From Pan Am used, last two made, CN 9659. 8/12/35, arr < july, 35 A. Crew was performing a cargo flight from Hankow (now Wuhan) to Shanghai. En route, an engine fired. Crew decided to divert to Nankin Airport but on approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames near the Hsiakwan River. Both pilots were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire.

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Tail Number Nickname Maker Number Start Service Date End Service Date Cause of End Crew Members Notes
27 Shanghai 101 1935/10/23 1941/01/20 Crash Kian New by Pan Am, cn 15551 no NC#, ordered 7/35

Crash Details (Crash of a Ford 5 Naer JI'AN: 5 Killed)

  • Date & Time: Jan 20, 1941 - Flight Type: Scheduled Revenue Flight
  • Survivors: Yes
  • Site: Mountains
  • Location: Ji'an Jiangxi - Country: China
  • Crew on board: 4 - Crew fatalities: 3
  • Pax on board: 2 -Pax fatalities: 2 - Other fatalities: 0 - Total fatalities: 5
  • Circumstances: En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. As the visibility was low, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain peak located in the region of Ji'an. A crew member was rescued while all five other occupants were killed.

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