CNAC ACCIDENTS
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| 1930, shortly after takeoff from Hankow (no fatalities) Plane ??? Pilot E.M. Allison Co-Pilot Paul F. Baer |
| December 9, 1930, Lunghwa, China (Four fatalities - pilot, co-pilot and two passengers.) Plane Loening Pilot Paul F. Baer Co-Pilot-student K.F. Pan |
| August 11, 1931 (No fatalities) Plane Loening Pilot Cecil G. Sellers Co-Pilot ??? |
| November 20, 1931, Chingshan Mountain Range, ten miles south of Tsinan, China (Three fatalities.) Plane Stinson Pilots Liang Pi-ang and Liang Kuan-yi |
| November 24, 1933, Hangchow Bay, China (No fatalities.) Plane Sikorsky S-38 #NC 16V Pilot William Ehmer Co-Pilot George Rummel |
| Spring 1934, Chungking, China (No fatalities.) Plane Stinson #?? Pilot Hewitt Mitchell |
| April 10, 1934 - Ningpo Bay (Three crew and one passenger died, total of four fatalities.) Plane Sikorsky S-38 #NC 17 V Pilot Robert Gast Pilot James Frink Radio Operator Ivan Carlson |
| March 5, 1936, Tengya, Yunnan Province, China (No fatalities.) Plane Ford Tri-motor "Kunming" #27 Pilot Byron O'Hara Co-Pilot P.H. Thom Radio Operator N.A. Chen |
| March 15, 1936, Nanking, China (No fatalities.) Plane Ford Tri-Motor Pilot Charles Sharp Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| December 28, 1936, somewhere on a sandbar (No fatalities) Plane DC-2, #2? Pilot Hiram Broiles Co-Pilot ??? |
| August 8, 1937, crashed in the sea at Chilang Point (Three fatalities, co-pilot, radio operator and steward) Plane S-43 "Chekiang" Pilot Edward Smith Co-Pilot George Ohrnberger Radio Operator (Chinese)Sui??? Steward (Chinese) |
| July 1, 1937 Plane #07 Pilot Pottschmidt |
| August 24, 1938, Pearl River, Hong Kong to Chungking, China (Fourteen fatalities - the co-pilot and thirteen passengers.) Plane DC-2 #32, Kweilin Pilot Hugh Woods Co-Pilot Lieu Chung-chuan Radio Operator Joe Loh |
| NOTE: this information may not be correct.) February 12, 1940 Plane #40 Pilot Joey Thom |
| October 29, 1940, near Changyi, China (Nine fatalities - pilot, stewardess and seven passengers.) Plane DC-2 #39, Kweilin Pilot Foxy Kent Co-Pilot Hsu Chin Radio Operator Lin Ju-liang Stewardess Lu Mei-ying |
| January 20, 1941, near Kian in Kiangsi Province (All crew killed. Mr. Z. Kwong, a CNAC employee and Mr. Y.W. Yeh, civilian, were also killed. One traveling CNAC radio operator, P.L. Chang survived.) Plane Ford Trimotor #?? Pilot Bernard Wong Co-Pilot K.C. Wu Radio Operator C. Chen |
| February 12, 1941, Honan, China (All crew killed. No passengers.) Plane Ford Trimotor "Kangting" #? Pilot Paul Chinn Co-Pilot Joey Thom Radio Operator C.N. Pau |
| May 1941, Suifu, China (No fatalities.) Plane DC-3 #44(?) And so, the story of the DC-2 1/2 was born. Pilot Hugh Woods Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| Autumn 1941 Plane DC-2 #24 Pilot Moon F. Chin Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| February 19, 1942 Plane #45 Pilot Wong (but which Wong) |
| March 14, 1942, Kunming, China. (Thirteen fatalities - three crew and ten passengers.) Plane DC-2-221 #31 (named Chungshan) Pilot Emil Silvan Scott Co-Pilot William H. Schuler Radio Operator T.Z. Woo |
| Mid-1942, From Gene Banning's list of 8/31/00: "... forced landing in mountains crossing Hump mid-42, escaped OK." Plane C-47, #?? Pilot James Hubbard Co-Pilot Millard Nasholds Radio Operator ?? |
| October 10, 1942, Dinjan (No fatalities.) Plane C-53 #52 Pilots Link Laughlin and Bill Bartling Radio Operator - None |
| November 17, 1942, between Kunming and Dinjan (Three fatalities - all crew lost. This was the first fatal CNAC accident on the Hump.) Plane C-47 #60 Pilot John Dean Co-Pilot James Browne Radio Operator K.L. Yang or Young NOTE: Sources are not in agreement as to who the radio operator was on this flight. Will continue to check to document. |
| December 6, 1942, Kunming (No fatalities.) Plane C-47 #69 Pilot Robbie Robertson Co-Pilot Jim Charville |
| February 13, 1943, on the Yangtze River near Kiangtsing (No fatalities) Plane C-53 #46 Pilot Sydney de Kantzow |
| March 11, 1943, Kao I Kung Shan Ridge, China, also called "Fox's Pass" (Three fatalities - all crew lost) Plane C-53 #53 Pilot Jim Fox Co-Pilot L. Thom Radio Operator K. Wong |
| March 13, 1943, somewhere over the Hump (Three fatalities - all crew lost.) Plane C-53 #49 Pilot Orin Welch Co-Pilot M.P. Hwang Radio Operator S.W. Hwang |
| April 7, 1943, Naga Hills, over the Hump. (One fatality - radio operator) Plane C-53 #58 Pilot Joe Rosbert Co-Pilot Ridge Hammell Radio Operator Y.T. Wong |
| August 11, 1943, somewhere in the Fort Hertz Valley (All three crew were killed) Plane C-53 #48 Pilot Sam Anglin Co-Pilot D. Chen Radio Operator Z.V. Wu |
| October 6, 1943, crashed on take-off from Kunming (No fatalities) Plane C-47 # 69 Pilot George Robertson C-Pilot James Charville Radio Operator ??? |
| October 13, 1943, Kunming to Dinjan (Three fatalities, all crew lost) Plane C-47 #72 Pilot Mike Schroeder Co-Pilot T. Tong Radio Operator G. Chen |
| October 16, 1943, takeoff from Kunming. (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #84 Pilot Julis Petach Co-Pilot Chiu F. Tang Radio Operator ??? |
| October 23, 1943, crashed on take off from Kunming (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #61 Pilot Kirkpatrick Co-Pilot G.D. Wu Radio Operator K.C. Yuan |
| October 26, 1943, landing at ATC airport in the Assam Valley (Minor injuries, no fatalities) Plane C-47 #78 Pilot Hockswender Co-Pilot Pettengill Radio Operator ??? |
| November 19, 1943, instrument approach to Kunming (Captain and radio operator were killed - only survivor was Co-Pilot.) Plane C-53 #59 Pilot Albert Privensal Co-Pilot George Huang Radio Operator Chang (NOTE: we are not sure which Chang this might be. If you know, please let us know. Thanks.) |
| November 19, 1943, night landing at Kunming (All three crew killed) Plane C-47 #63 Pilot Charville Co-Pilot Jimmie Chen Radio Operator (not sure if one was aboard) |
| December 18, 1943, letdown into Suifu (All three crew killed) Plane C-47 #83 Pilot Wright Co-Pilot Charles Cook Radio Operator ??? |
| December 18, 1943, letdown into Suifu (All three crew killed) Plane C-47 #79 Pilot M.K. Loh Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| January 10, 1944, Landing at Suifu (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #88 Pilot George Robertson Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| January 17, 1944, On ground at Kunming (No fatalities) Pilot Einar "Micky" Mickelson Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| February 17, 1944, Takeoff at Dinjan (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #57 Pilot George Loux Co-Pilot Eddie Quin Radio Operator ??? |
| February 20, 1944, lost over Hump, India to China (At least two fatalities - both pilots) Plane C-47 #75 Pilot Mickey Mickelson Co-Pilot W.L. Wang Radio Operator (don't know if there was a radio operator on this flight) |
| March 7, 1944, takeoff from Cuba (in the Caribbean). (Killed everyone on board.) Plane C-47 #91 Pilot Weldon Tutwiler Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? Navigator Ged Brown |
| March 11, 1944, landing at Dinjan (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #86 Pilot Glenn H. Carroll Co-Pilot Pai/Pia Radio Operator W.L. Wong |
| March 13, 1944, crashed in Cuba (at least two fatalities) Plane ??? Pilot Dennis Kelly Co-pilot Guzowski Radio Operator ??? |
| March 24, 1944, Dinjan to Kunming (No fatalities) Plane C-53 #51 Pilot James Scoff Co-Pilot Billy Stone Radio Operator W.Y. Wong |
| May 15, 1944 (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #90 Pilot Leo Atwater Co-Pilot Y.T. Chang Radio Operator C.H. Loh |
| May 18, 1944, Dinjan landing (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #92 Pilot James Scoff Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| May 20, 1944 (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #87 Pilot Hal Smith Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| May 26, 1944, Calcutta to Dinjan, north of Burma (12 fatalities - no survivors) Plane C-47 #82 Pilot Richard Marchant Co-Pilot C.F. Liu Radio Operator (Don't believe there was an assigned radio operator on this flight.) |
| June 8, 1944, Dinjan to Kunming - over Kunming (6 fatalities, crew and 3 extra crew) Plane C-47 #85 Pilot Tom Loomis Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| June 18, 1944, landing at Chungking (1 passenger killed) Plane C-47 #71 Pilot Paul Kessler Co-Pilot Yen Radio Operator C.C. Yang |
| August 1, 1944, hit Mt. Baldy on takeoff from Kunming (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #73 Pilot K.L. Mah Co-Pilot Teng Radio Operator S.W. Lam |
| August 31, 1944, from Kunming over the Huhuang Valley near Shimbuwang (Co-Pilot and radio operator killed) Plane C-47 #97 Pilot Bert Coulson Co-Pilot Ting Radio Operator C.H. Chang |
| October 7, 1944, takeoff from Dinjan somewhere over Sadiya (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #101 Pilot James Scoff Co-Pilot C. Wong Radio Operator D. Chen |
| November 4, 1944, night landing at Dinjan (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #80 Pilot Don Codrea Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| November 16, 1944, Takeoff from Yunnanyi (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #98 Pilot Julius Petach Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| November 24, 1944, bailout near Kunming (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #106 Pilot Lloyd McClellan Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| November 30, 1944, takeoff from Dinjan, crashed on the side of Digboi Mountain, Naga Hills (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #56 Pilot George "Andy" Anderson Co-Pilot Chang, Szhe Pu Radio Operator Wen De Bin |
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Lots of confusion between these two Anderson's and their crash dates! |
| November 30, 1944 OR December 12, 1944 Plane ??? Pilot Robert E. Anderson Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| January 6, 1945, crashed in the Patkai Mountains (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #74 Pilot William D. Warren Co-Pilot T.T. Shen Radio Operator Y.S. Liu |
| January 6, 1945, Kunming to Dinjan (All four crew killed) Plane C-47 #77 Pilot Russell Coldren Co-Pilot K.W. Chen Radio Operator V.N. Chow Radio Operator In Training G. Tai |
| January 7, 1945, mountainside cemetery above the city of Tali by Tali Lake (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #102 Pilot Sherwin "Fuzzy" Ball Co-Pilot H.M. Chu Radio Operator C.H. Lam |
| January 14, 1945, crashed on a food drop on the Burma-China boarder (All 4 crew killed) Plane C-47 #70 Pilot Albert Thorwaldson Co-Pilot Stephan Y.S. Chow Radio Operator Kwok-Yung Karn Food Dropper (Kicker) Pfc. Clifford R. Durgin Crew members in training who were not killed; Lee Yun Waox and Chun Chee Ping |
| January 16, 1945, Chungking to Kunming (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #93 Pilot George Huang Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| February 16, 1945, bail out over the Hukawng Valley. (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #105 Pilot Homer E. Anderson Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| March 18, 1945, crash landing at Kunming. (No fatalities) Plane C-47 #96 Pilot Richard Mulloy Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| April 9, 1945, crashed about 11,000 feet, half way from Sichang to Kunming. (All 3 crew killed) Plane C-47 #88 Pilot William "Hal" Smith Co-Pilot William Eng Radio Operator H. Feng |
| May 9, 1945, crashed after takeoff from Dinjan. (Both crew killed) Plane C-47 #94 Pilot Ridge Hammell Co-Pilot C.C. Feng Radio Operator - none on this flight |
| June 15, 1945, crashed somewhere between Yunnayi and Suifu. (All 3 killed) Plane C-47 #81 Pilot Richard Green Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| August 9, 1945, crashed on take off from Dinjan (No fatalities) Plane C-46 #114 Pilot Bart Hahn Co-Pilot Charles Sullivan Radio Operator ??? |
| Saturday, October 20, 1945, between Shanghai and Canton. (All 28 passengers and 3 crew were killed.) Plane Pilot Frank Higgs Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| March 18, 1946, somewhere between Chungking and Shanghai (no survivors ever found) Plane #139 Pilot Howard McCracken Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| October 8, 1946, crashed into Lochi Mountain (All 31 passengers and crew killed.) Plane ??? Pilot Captain Andrew Longbotham Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| Black Christmas, December 25, 1946.(At least 71 passengers and crew members were killed in three different plane crashes.) Plane DC-3 #140 Pilot Capt. Greenwood Co-Pilot L. Lin Radio Operator King Plane C-46 #115 Pilot Rolf Preus Co-Pilot H.C. Tan Radio Operator ??? Plane CATC C-47 Pilot Tommy Wing, formally with CNAC. (All 10 occupants killed - No survivors) Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| January 5, 1947 -- near Tsingtao (All 43 aboard were killed.) Plane C-46, #121, XT-T51 Pilot Charles Sharkey Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? (total of 5 cremembers) |
| January 25, 1947, near Chungking. (All 18 aboard were killed.) Plane C-47 #?? Pilot Jack Blackmore Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| January 28, 1947, Hankow to Chungking. (25 of the 26 aboard were killed. Does anyone know the identity of the one survivor?) Plane C-46, #?? Pilot John Papajik Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| April 25, 1947 at Lungwha Airfield Plane ??? #141 Pilot A.P. Moore (not sure of the name) Co-Pilot ???? Radio Operator ??? |
| October 27, 1947 near Yulin, China The pilot and co-pilot were killed. There were no passengers onboard. The radio operator was the only survivor. Plane C-47 #??? Pilot C.T. Chao Co-Pilot P.C. Yen Radio Operator T.H. Ma |
| January 20, 1948, Mukden to ??? (Three Chinese passengers killed.) Plane C-46 #??? Pilot Carl Wiss Co-Pilot ??? Radio Operator ??? |
| August 16, 1948, Rangoon to Mandalay All crew and passengers survived. Plane XT-143 Pilot A. Wilson Co-Pilot C.H. Hsu Radio Operator T.H. Mah |
| December 12, 1948, at the Taipei, Taiwan airport The two crew members lost their lives. All eight passengers survived. Plane DC-3 #??? Pilot ??? Crew Member ??? |
| December 21, 1948, Shanghai to Hong Kong -- Basalt Island (All 28 pasesngers and 7 crew were killed, including Quentin Roosevelt.) Plane DC-4 #XT-104 Pilot Charles Sundby Co-Pilot Jack Au Flight Engineer Frank Chang Flight Operator P.H. Kao Supernumery Crew C.N. Ioh Flight Stewardeww Miss S.M. Wong Flight Stewardess Miss H. Chu (We're pretty sure this is Hilda Chu.) |
| Christy Hanks knows more and has researched more about CNAC's War-Time pilots, planes and accidents than anyone else - ever! Here is Christy's summary of CNAC's War-Time efforts. |
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