| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 16, 1948 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean between Hong Kong and Macao |
| Operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Macau - Hong Kong |
| AC Type: | Consolidated OA-10 Catalina |
| Registration: | VR-HDT |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 26 (passengers:23 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The flight crashed after being hijacked and losing control during a struggle in the cockpit. The crew was incapacitated by armed hijackers. First airliner to be hijacked. |
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