 They flew in Republic of China Air Force markings, being painted white on top and black on the bottom with lettering stenciled in red.RB-57D "5643", piloted by Capt Ying-Chin Wang, was shot down and killed on 7 October 1959 by a People's Liberation Army SA-2 surface-to-air missile, which was the first successful shoot-down of an aircraft ever achieved by a SAM.It seems that the pilot had made a premature descent while returning to Taiwan.