Short S.29 Stirling crash, Dec 22, 1947 (1 killed), Kunmi...
Short S.29 Stirling accident on December 22, 1947 near Kunming Yunnan, China with 1 fatality. Cause: Failure of three engines during initial climb.
- Date: December 22, 1947
- Aircraft: Short S.29 Stirling
- Location: Kunming Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of three engines during initial climb
A Trans Air Belgium Short Stirling carrying Belgian missionaries crashed in a field about 3 km from Kunming Airport in Yunnan, China, on 22 December 1947. The nose section was destroyed and the second pilot was the only fatality.