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Death Count Rises to 10 in Chinese Plane Crash
SHANGHAI, Jan. 22.—The death count in a Chinese transport plane crash at Mukden Tuesday rose from 2 to 10 today as another body was found in the wreckage and two passengers died in a hospital from injuries, the Chinese National Aviation Corp. (CNAC) reported. CNAC said none of the crew was killed. The pilot was listed as C. F. Wiss, an American.
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Liaoshen campaign
The Liaoshen campaign was the first of the three major military campaigns launched by the Chinese Communist Party's People's Liberation Army (PLA) against the Kuomintang Nationalist government during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War. It took place between 12 September and 2 November 1948. The role of Mao Zedong in pushing Lin Biao to fully commit in the final attack of Jinzhou elevated the reputation of Mao in the CCP.
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The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called the Central People's Government, was proclaimed by Mao at the ceremony, which marked the foundation of contemporary China.
Wikipedia →Two Airlines Incident
The Two Airlines Incident occurred during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War. On November 9, 1949, employees of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) and the Central Air Transport (CAT) announced an uprising in British Hong Kong. Led by CNAC General Manager Liu Jing-yi and CAT General Manager Chen Zhuo-lin, they piloted 12 aircraft — including one Convair CV-240 airliner, three C-46 transport aircraft, and eight C-47 transport aircraft — to depart from Kai Tak Airport and fly north to territories controlled by the newly established People's Republic of China, defecting from the Nationalist government.
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