Civil Aeronautics Administration、National Political Assembly [zh]、Control Yuan、Shanghai District Court Procuratorate
Accused
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), Central Air Transport Corporation (CATC)
Convicted
None (due to 1947 New Year Amnesty)
Charges
Negligent homicide, Corporate manslaughter
The Black Christmas disaster was a series of air crashes that took place in Shanghai, China, on 25 December 1946. This event involved three out of the four flights scheduled for Shanghai that day, including CA 48, CNAC 140, and CNAC 115. These crashes were primarily attributed to extremely poor visibility conditions due to foggy weather. As a result, the air crashes disaster claimed the lives of 74 and resulted in 8 injuries.[1][2][3]
At that time, this event was described as the "greatest air disaster in China’s aviation history".[4][5][6][7] According to Smithsonian Magazine, it was "the worst single day in early commercial aviation".[1]
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^"77 KILLED IN CHINA IN 3 PLANE CRASHES; 22 More Are Hurt in Airliner Disasters Near Shanghai-- Fourth Craft Is Missing". The New York Times. 1946-12-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^"Opinion | New hotel on site of 'greatest air disaster in China's aviation history'". South China Morning Post. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^"GREATEST AIR DISASTER IN CHINA'S AVIATION HISTORY ON XMAS NIGHT". Hongkong Telegraph. 1946-12-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^"THREE PLANES CRASH". The Straits Times. 27 December 1946. p. 1.
^"83 DEAD IN AIR CRASHES: Fog Disasters in China". The Manchester Guardian. 27 Dec 1946. p. 5.
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