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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.〔〔Some sources indicate the total as 18 but according to this site (), it appears to be 19; the discrepancy requires further reconciliation.〕
Although the four-engined propeller-driven Douglas (registered ''VR-HEU'') was a C-54 Skymaster, the incident is known as "the DC-4 shootdown" because the C-54 is the military version of the Douglas DC-4, and the aircraft was flying a commercial passenger run.〔〔(Accident details - VR-HEU ) - Plane Crash Info〕〔(VR-HEU Account by passenger: Valerie Parish ) - Major Commercial Airline Disasters〕〔(VR-HEU ) - The Life & Times of James Harper〕 The crew of six was headed by British captain Phil Blown, and included three female flight attendants. In all, one flight crew member, two cabin crew members and seven of the thirteen passengers were killed in the attack and subsequent crash of the airliner.〔(The passengers and crew of Silver Wings - 23 July 1954 - and the crew of the rescuing US aircraft ) - The Life & Times of James Harper〕
==Aircraft==
The aircraft, registered ''VR-HEU'' was a four-engined propeller-driven Douglas C-54A Skymaster〔 airliner, the military version of the Douglas DC-4 converted for civilian use.〔(ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54A-10-DC VR-HEU Hainan Island ) - Aviation Safety Network〕
VR-HEU had been manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company with construction number 10310 and was delivered to the USAAF on 16 May 1944, where it served for less than two years.〔(42-72205 - Douglas C-54A-10-DC- - USAAF ) - Taxiway Alpha〕〔Eastwood and Roach 1991, page 122〕 It was bought on 19 February 1946 by KLM and first operated by KLM West Indies before returning to KLM main line in February 1948.〔 It was sold to Cathay Pacific in August 1949.〔
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