1959 — Nov 7, USAF C-47 crashes after take-off, Tainan, Formosa (Taiwan) — 15

–15  AP. “Plane Crashes in Formosa Field, Kills 15.” Ogden Standard-Examiner, UT, 11-7-1959

–15  Robinson Library, Fredonia, KS. In the Year…1959. “Disasters. Aviation.” 5-7-2017.

 

Narrative Information

 

Robinson Library: “November 7 All 15 servicemen aboard a U.S. Air Force C-47 were killed when the plane crashed after take-off from Taipei, Formosa.”

 

Newspaper

 

Nov 7: “Taipei, Formosa (AP) — A U.S. Air Force plane crashed in southern Formosa today killing all 15 persons aboard. The U.S. Air Force C47 carried 11 passengers and 4 crewmen. All were Air Force personnel except one, the Air Force announcement said.

 

“The plane was on its way to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. It crashed in an open field near Tainan, site of a big Nationalist China air force base which the U.S. Air Force also uses.

 

“Witnesses said the plane appeared to develop engine trouble right after taking off from Tainan and plunged before it could return to the field….” (AP. “Plane Crashes in Formosa Field, Kills 15.” Ogden Standard-Examiner, UT, 11-7-1959, p. 1.)

 

Sources

 

Associated Press. “Plane Crashes in Formosa Field, Kills 15.” Ogden Standard-Examiner, UT, 11-7-1959, p. 1. Accessed 10-13-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/ogden-standard-examiner-nov-07-1959-p-1/

 

Robinson Library, Fredonia, KS. In the Year…1959. “Disasters. Aviation.” 5-7-2017 update. Accessed 10-10-2017 at: http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/general/reference/intheyear/1959/disasters.htm