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The C‑46 climbed into darkness and missed the Qingdao approach in fog
A Curtiss C-46 climbs into dense fog off Shanghai bound for Qingdao - did they make the approach in time?
The C‑46 climbed into darkness and missed the Qingdao approach in fog
In this episode, we follow the flight that left Longhua Airport at 5:10 AM on January 5, 1947, and never reached its destination. The episode lays out who was aboard, the weather warnings received, and the decisions made en route - what happened during the approach to Qingdao?
Date: January 5, 1947
Aircraft: Curtiss C-46
Location: Langya Mountain, approach to Qingdao
People: 42 aboard (including opera performer Li…
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