Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 27 JUL 1950 |
| Tijd: | ca 04:30 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47D |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 44-76439 |
| Constructienummer: | 16023/32771 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 22 / inzittenden: 23 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 25 / inzittenden: 26 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 15 km (9.4 mijl) S van O-Shima (Japan) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan |
| ? |
Some twenty minutes after takeoff from the Haneda AB, the C-47 descended into the sea. One passenger survived the accident. The wreckage sank to a depth of about 1500m and was not recovered.
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» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
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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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