Republic of China Air Force

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The crew was completing a local training mission at Taipei-Songshan Airport. On approach, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. The captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure when control was lost. The aircraft crashed few km short of runway and was destroyed. All eight occupants were killed.

Beechcraft 1900C

En route from Taipei to Chiayi, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and moderate to severe turbulences. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a sugar cane field located in Yuanlin, about 60 km northeast of Chiayi Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed, among them high ranking officers of the Taiwan Army who were flying to Chiayi to proceed to an inspection of the military installations. At the time of the accident, weather was poor as the typhoon 'Yancy' was passing over Taiwan.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Shortly after takeoff from Kinmen-Shang Yi Airport (Quemoy Island), while climbing, the right engine caught fire. The aircraft lost height and crashed into the sea few hundred meters off shore. Nine occupants were rescued while 31 others were killed.

Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

Crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Taoyuan AFB, Taipei. Six occupants were injured while six others were killed, among them Maj-Gen Yen PingWen. The aircraft type and the registration is not confirmed.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Around 1400LT, the aircraft departed Chiayi on a liaison flight to Hsinchu. Weather conditions en route were not favorable with low clouds. About an hour into the flight, while cruising in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Daxue. The wreckage was found two months later, in October, in an isolated area. All 20 occupants were killed. Among the 15 passengers, seven were from the 41st Squadron and eight from the 42nd Squadron. Crew: Cpt Peng Tiansheng, pilot, Lt Zhang Shouxin, copilot, Sgt Peng Xingren, Zhou Jie +1.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Two Fairchild C-119 of the Republic of China Air Force departed Hsinchu Airport, taking part to the exercise called 'Qinghe 7', with a total of 70 people including paratroopers. Few minutes after takeoff, while cruising over Linkou, both aircraft separated when 3117 crashed in unknown circumstances on Mt Guanyin, New Taipei District. The aircraft was destroyed and all 39 occupants were killed, most of them members of the special forces.

Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross

While taking part to a rescue mission over the East China Sea, the seaplane was shot down by the pilot of a China Air Force fighter. The crew fate remains unknown.

Curtiss C-46 Commando

The aircraft was involved in a local training mission out from Pingtung and was carrying a crew of six. While cruising in a formation of six machines, three of them struck simultaneously the slope of a mountain near Pingtung and were destroyed upon impact. All six occupants were killed (18 in all three aircraft).

Curtiss C-46 Commando

The aircraft was involved in a local training mission out from Pingtung and was carrying a crew of six. While cruising in a formation of six machines, three of them struck simultaneously the slope of a mountain near Pingtung and were destroyed upon impact. All six occupants were killed (18 in all three aircraft).

Curtiss C-46 Commando

The aircraft was involved in a local training mission out from Pingtung and was carrying a crew of six. While cruising in a formation of six machines, three of them struck simultaneously the slope of a mountain near Pingtung and were destroyed upon impact. All six occupants were killed (18 in all three aircraft).

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

Crashed in unknown circumstances near Yantai while conducting an ELINT mission. All 13 occupants were killed.

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

The crew was involved in an ELINT and intrusion mission over China when the aircraft was shot down by the pilots of Chinese fighters MiG-17 et Tupolev Tu-4Ps. The aircraft crashed crashed in a field located in Linchuan, near Fuzhou, and all 14 occupants were killed.

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

The crew was involved in an ELINT and leaflet dropping mission when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Yellow Sea off the Korean coast. All 14 occupants were killed.

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

The Neptune was conducting a low level penetration flight over the Chinese province of Shandong when it was shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. Out of control, it crashed in a prairie, killing all 14 occupants.

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

The crew was involved in a supply mission to Kuomintang guerrillas in east Burma. While flying at low height, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Burma Air Force Hawker Sea Fury. Two crew members were able to bail out and were later recovered. Out of control, the Privateer crashed in the jungle located in a mountainous region of Doi Tung. Four other crew members were killed. The Burmese Hawker Sea Fury registered UB-466 was hit by return fire and crashed shorty later, killing its pilot Noel Peters.

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

Crashed on approach to Gunsan while on an ELINT (electronic surveillance) mission from Hsinchu, killing all 14 occupants.