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Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1939 |
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Type: | Mitsubishi G3M |
Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy - 14th Air Group |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Chongqing -
China
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:Shot down by Chinese fighters. Number of fatalities is presumed based on the information that a total of 15 occupants were killed in the two Mitsubishi G3M bombers downed in Chongqing on 1939/05/03.
Sources:
Tang, X. 2016. The unforgettable "5.3" aerial battle of Chongqing. Hongyanchunqiu, 2016(5): 6. (in Chinese)
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