Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 23 juil. 1954
- Type
- Catastrophe aérienne
- Coordonnées
- 19.20° N, 110.70° E
- Description
- 1954 airliner shootdown
- Deaths
- 10
1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown
1954 airliner shootdown over the South China Sea
The 1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown was an incident on 23 July 1954, when a Cathay Pacific Airways DC-4/C-54 airliner was shot down by a PLA Air Force fighter aircraft. The event occurred off the coast of Hainan Island, where the plane was en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong, killing 10 of 18 passengers and crew on board. The crew of five was headed by British captain Phil Blown.
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Proches dans le temps et dans l’espace
- White Dragon Tail Islandaoût 1955 · Revendication territoriale
- Battle of Hainan Island5 mars 1950 · Opération militaire
- Operation Passage to Freedom1954 · Opération militaire
- Battle of Nanpéng Island9 août 1950 · Bataille
- Shek Kip Mei fire25 déc. 1953 · Incendie
- Hong Kong 1956 riots10 oct. 1956 · Émeute
- Six States Installation of Minister murder5 nov. 1951 · Meurtre