Kashmir Princess
The Kashmir Princess, or Air India Flight 300, 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. Sixteen of those on board were killed, while three survived. The explosion was an assassination attempt targeting Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, 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 (KMT) were responsible for the bombing.
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 |
| 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 |
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