ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336078
Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1950 |
Time: | 04:25 |
Type: | Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 42-72457 |
MSN: | 10562 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 51 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1,5 km off Ashiya Air Base -
Japan
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Ashiya Air Base (RJFA) |
Destination airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS) |
Narrative:The C-54 plane was part of the Allied airlift which is carrying troops and supplies to Korea. It crashed into the sea immediately after takeoff from Ashiya Air Base.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) Nurse Saves 27 In Japan Plane Crash (Portland Press Herald, 1950-09-26)
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher Location
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