Republic of China - Taiwan -   - Chung-kuo Kung Chun (RoCAF)

   Chronological Listing of RoCAF
Losses & Ejections
Date Air Force A'cft Unit - Serial

based

 crashed crew photo seat
                 
  Wen zhu-qiang Because of his outstanding academic performance, he stayed in Academy to be an instructor pilot. In May 1954, Wen searched for the Communist naval vessels near Dachen Island 大陳島with other wingmen. They encountered 6 MIGs and had a fierce air combat. Wen seriously damaged one enemy airplane; the rest of the enemies ran away. On July 6, he piloted an F-47 to support the ground troops in Dachen Island and to bombard enemy naval vessels. Above Zhoushan Island舟山島, he ran into many MIGs, but when chasing them to Ninbo寧波, he was surrounded and attacked by many MIGs. He died in this battle. In appreciation of his contributions, the government bestowed him the rank of Major.
 
04-Aug-1960
RoCAF		 F-100F 0004   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
pilot ejected   NAA
5 May 1961
RoCAF		 F-104B 4102 8th TFS Entered a spin and became unrecoverable. Flaps not balanced or symmetric, and crashed.      
Instructor pilot Yan Zhong Hua ejected, but killed pilot Yu Hong Xun ejected, but killed  
23-Dec-1961
RoCAF		 F-100A 0139   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
3 March 1962
RoCAF		 F-104B 4104   Meter malfunctioned, ran out of fuel, flamed out, and crashed.      
pilot killed. pilot killed.  
5 April 1962
or
12th July 1962
RoCAF		 F-104A 4202   crashed in GCA landing at Chiayi AFB Wang Chen-chun ejected   Lockheed C-2
12th July 1962
RoCAF		 F-104A 4207
56-838		 Ching Chuang Kang AB. Engine flamed out after take off at Ching Chuang Kang AB. Crashed north of base Wang Ji-yao ejected at low level. Parachute did not have time to deploy - killed   Lockheed C-2
            Wang's brother, Wang Fa Shun, was also a ROCAF F-104 pilot, and killed on 15
May 1971, with ROCAF F-104G 4360		    
September 9, 1962           Chen Huai-sheng    
while carrying out his mission over Nanchang南昌, Jiangxi Province江西省, he had an emergency landing because his plane was damaged. However, he chose to kill himself to show his determination not to surrender to enemy. In appreciation of his contributions, the government not only conferred the rank of colonel on him posthumously, but also named a junior high school, an elementry school and a public hall after him.
23rd October 1962
RoCAF		 F-104A 4222   crashed in landing at Ching Chuang Kang AB Chu Wei-min ejected.   Lockheed C-2
05-Feb-1963
RoCAF		 F-100A 0154   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
10-Aug-1963
RoCAF		 F-100A 0153   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
1st November 1963
RoCAF		 U-2C "355"   Shot down by SA-2 fired by PLAAF 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Jiangxi Robin Yeh. Captured. Released to Hong Kong on November 10, 1982   Can anyone confrim ejection ??
7th November 1963
[also seen as10th October 1963]		   F-104A 4211 (56-0775)   Caught fire in mid-air. Emergency landed at Tai Nan AB. Pilot Li OK .    
23rd March 1964
RoCAF		 U-2C "356"   lost control due to improper handling during photo training over Taiwan Sonny Liang ejected but was drowned    
 
RoCAF		       18 December 1963:
ROCAF F-104A, 4208.
Caught fire and exploded.
Pilot killed.		      
7th July 1964
RoCAF		 U-2C "362" NAS Cubi Point, Philippines hot down by SA-2 fired by PLAAF 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Fujian on a mission on China's supply lines to North Vietnam Terry Lee [Li-nan-ping] killed. Suggestion that ejection seat failed    
On July 7, 1964, Li died in his flight to the mainland China for a recon/photo mission. The ROC Air Force was granted to bestow the rank of colonel on him posthumously; his valiant performance was edited into the history of KMT and ROC. In memory of his contributions, the CAF Yilan Primary School was renamed as “Nanping Primary School” since 1966
14th August 1964
RoCAF		 U-2C 396 Davis-Monthan AFB Training mission. Crashed near Boise, Idaho, USA Shihli Sheng survived    
10 October 1964   F-104A 4205
56-0842

During National Day parade. Despite poor weather, the fly-by wasn't cancelled, and the aircraft flew
lower than rehearsed.4212 hit an antenna tower and damaged its left drop tank and left wing.
Half of the drop tank and parts of the wing fell off, and hit a weather
bureau building.
Three civilians killed, including a weather bureau employee.While its wingmen checked the damage on 4212, 4205 and 4216 collided and
crashed near Tai Bei (Tai Pei). One crashed in Ban Qiao, another crashed in Tu Cheng.

4212 returned to base at Tao Yuan AB
(via Donny Chan)

 Pilot killed    
10 October 1964   F-104A 4216
56-0787		 Pilot killed    
10 October 1964   F-104A 4212
56-0780		 Pilot OK    
19th December 1964
RoCAF		 U-2C 379 Davis-Monthan AFB Training mission. Aircraft crashed Shihli Sheng survived    
10th January 1965
21:15h
RoCAF		 U-2C "358"  Taoyuan shot down in Inner Mangolia by missiles fired by PLAAF 1st Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion Jack Chang. ejected. Captured. Released on November 10, 1982    
9-Mar-1965
RoCAF		 F-100A 0115   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
18-Mar-1965
RoCAF		 F-100A 0166   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
20th July 1965
RoCAF		 F-104G 4328   Collided at night hit by 4328. Crashed in Zhong Xing Xin Cun (village), Nan Tou
City, Nan Tou County		 Pilot Li  killed    
20th July 1965
RoCAF		 F-104G 4326   Lei Ding-guo ejected   Lockheed C-2
08-Sep-1965
RoCAF		 F-100A 0157   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
18 October 1965   F-104G 4329
62-12229		   At night, engine malfunctioned at low altitude, and crashed into sea,
northeast of Ma Gong		 pilot killed    
4th November 1965
RoCAF		 F-100A 0156   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
24th November 1965
RoCAF		 F-100A 0127   Crashed pilot ejected   NAA
 
RoCAF		       24 November 1965:
ROCAF F-104G, 4327.
Crashed into mountain at night.
Pilot killed.		      
22nd March 1966
RoCAF		 U-2C     First training flight Andy Fan ejected    
 
RoCAF		       28 April 1966:
ROCAF F-104G, 4324.
Failed take off, and overran runway.		      
 
RoCAF		       5 May 1966:
ROCAF F-104G, 4316.
Crashed.
Pilot killed.		      
 
RoCAF		       24 May 1966:
ROCAF F-104G, 4330.
Crashed at night.
Pilot killed.		      
 
RoCAF		       13 January 1967:
ROCAF F-104G, 4353.
After "113 Air Battle", while returning to base, missing.
Pilot Major Yang killed.		 About noon, four ROCAF F-104Gs took off at Ching Chuang Kang AB, to assist a
ROCAF RF-104G bullied by PLAAF J-6s (MiG-19s) in Fu Jian or Jin Men area.
4353 was the third of the flight of four.
4344 and 4353 each fired a Sidewinder AAM, and each shot down a J-6. First
air kills by F-104s of any nation.
PLAAF claimed 4353 shot down by J-6.
Based on radio chatter, in which the F-104 pilots, while returning to base,
excitedly spoke about the air battle, ROCAF claimed 4353 crashed due to a
sudden mechanical or fuel malfunction.
 		    
 
RoCAF		       19 April 1967:
ROCAF F-104G, 4325.
Failed landing during rain.
Pilot killed.		      
25 August 1967   F-104G 4335   After take off, engine caught fire, and crashed Pilot ejected    
8th September 1967
RoCAF		 U-2C "373"   shot down by Chinese-made Red Flag 2 by PLAAF 14th Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Jiaxing Tom Huang killed    
                 
  However, the plane lost control and dropped into the sea. Fortunately, he struggled to swim to the shore.
When conducting recon/photo mission in 1957, he was intercepted several times by the enemy planes. After the engagement, he managed to escape. However, he he was forced to fly toward Korea as he was running out of fuel. He anticipated that he might not be able to land safely, so he dropped the reconnaissance films from his plane in advance. He died in the failure of force landing. His valor set a good example of the Air Force traditional spirit of patriotism and bravery as well as the determination of sacrifice to accomplish the given mission.
 
 
RoCAF		       11 November 1967:
ROCAF F-104G, 4346.
During bombing/strafing, pulled up too late, and crashed.
Pilot killed.		      
4th December 1967
RoCAF		 F-104G 4310   crashed Sa Guo-yin ejected   Lockheed C-2
25 December 1967   TF-104G 4143   Engine caught fire, and crashed      
ejected killed ejected killed  
22 July 1968
RoCAF		 F-104G 4355 8th Squadron
Ching Chuan Kang AB		 Take off abandoned when overran runway, and damaged, at air base Pilot Cai rescued    
16th September 1968
RoCAF		 F-104G 4315
62-12218		 Ching Chuan
Kang AB.		 flameout and crashed, 1.75 NM north of air base Jan Jen-biau [Zhan] ejected, but killed due to undeployed chute fell into Da Jia River, and
killed		   Lockheed C-2
4th December 1968
RoCAF		 F-104 4331   FOD, lost thrust, and  crashed. Shell chain suck into engine in air gunnery training Chou Jen-yung ejected   Lockheed C-2
 
RoCAF		       20 March 1969:
ROCAF RF-104G, 5626.
Mechanical malfunction, and crashed into sea.
Pilot killed.		      
9th May 1969
RoCAF		 F-104G 4357   crashed Huang Guo-ping ejected   Lockheed C-2
14th November 1969
RoCAF		 F-104G 4321   crashed Wan Hung-jan ejected   Lockheed C-2
          2 May 1970:
ROCAF F-104G, 4302.
Crashed.
Pilot ejected.