Kashmir Princess bombing (nonfiction)

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The 'Kashmir Princess was a chartered Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft owned by Air India.

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 target of the assassination was the Chinese Premier, Zhou Enlai.

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