Desastre aéreo

1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown

23 de jul. de 1954 · 19.20° N, 110.70° E

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23 de jul. de 1954
Tipo
Desastre aéreo
Coordenadas
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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