Narrative:
Crashed on approach.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1947 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-72553 |
| MSN: | 10658 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Atsugi-NAS (NJA) ( Japan)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea |
| Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA), Japan |
Crashed on approach.
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
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Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Atsugi NAS as the crow flies is 1147 km (717 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Atsugi NAS as the crow flies is 1147 km (717 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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