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1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown

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1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown


1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown

The Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown happened on 23 July 1954, when a Cathay Pacific Airways C-54 Skymaster airliner was shot down by fighter planes of the People's Republic of China. The event occurred off the coast of Hainan Island, where the plane was en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong, killing 10 of 19 passengers and crew on board.[1][5]

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