Douglas DC-2 crash, Oct 29, 1940 (9 killed), Changyi Yunnan
Douglas DC-2 accident on October 29, 1940 near Changyi Yunnan, China with 9 fatalities. Cause: Japanese fighters attacked and destroyed the aircraft at...
- Date: October 29, 1940
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-2
- Location: Changyi Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Japanese fighters attacked and destroyed the aircraft at Changyi airfield after it landed.
A CNAC DC 2 named Chungking, flying from Chongqing to Kunming, landed at the small Changyi airfield after Japanese fighters were sighted nearby. The aircraft was destroyed by Japanese fighters at the airfield, and nine people were killed.