Incident North American B-25M Mitchell Unregistered, Monday 2 August 1948
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Date:Monday 2 August 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25M Mitchell
Owner/operator:Chinese Communist Party
Registration: Unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yan'an, Shaanxi Province -   China
Phase: Standing
Nature:-
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 1946/06/26, Chinese nationalist pilot S. LIU defected to Chinese Communist Party on a B-25M heavy bomber registered as 530 in ROC Air Force. This aircraft was later destroyed on the ground in Chinese nationalist air raid.

Sources:

Wei, G., Chen, Y. & Zhang, W. 2009. Encyclopaedia of Chinese Aircraft. Vol. 2. Beijing, China: Aviation Industry Publishing House. (in Chinese)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-24%E8%BD%9F%E7%82%B8%E6%A9%9F

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