29 Nov 1949

China
  • Chiang Kaishek departed Chongqing, China aboard C-54 transport "Zhongmei" piloted by Yi Fuen; Communist troops captured the airfield within hours of Chiang's departure. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | Chongqing | CPC]

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