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Kashmir Princess
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 A Lockheed Constellation similar to the incident aircraft | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 11, 1955 |
| Summary | Bombing |
| Site | off the Natuna Islands, Indonesia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Aircraft name | Kashmir Princess |
| Operator | Air India |
| IATA flight No. | AI300 |
| ICAO flight No. | AIC300 |
| Call sign | AIRINDIA 300 |
| Registration | VT-DEP |
| Flight origin | Santa Cruz Airport, Bombay, India |
| Stopover | Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong |
| Destination | Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 |
The Kashmir Princess, or Air India Flight 300,[1] was a chartered Lockheed L-749A Constellation Air India flight. On 11 April 1955, it was damaged in midair by a bomb explosion and crashed into the South China Sea while en route from Bombay, India, and Hong Kong to Jakarta, Indonesia.[2] Sixteen of those on board were killed, while three survived.[3] The explosion was an assassination attempt targeting Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai,[4] who missed the flight either due to a medical emergency or, as one historian concluded, because he had prior knowledge. The Chinese government insisted that Hong Kong authorities investigate; they concluded that the Kuomintang were responsible for the bombing.[5]
- ^ Tsang, Steve (1994). "Target Zhou Enlai: The "Kashmir Princess' Incident of 1955". The China Quarterly. 139 (139): 766–782. doi:10.1017/S0305741000043150. JSTOR 655141. S2CID 154183849. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "China spills Zhou Enlai secret". China Daily. 21 July 2004. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Déjà vu from 30,000 ft". The Times of India. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Tsang, Steve (September 1994). "Target Zhou Enlai: The 'Kashmir Princess' Incident of 1955". China Quarterly. 139 (139): 766–782. doi:10.1017/S0305741000043150. JSTOR 655141. S2CID 154183849. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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