Narrative:
Crashed into Mount Aso on routine flight.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 1952 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D Commando |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-77543 |
| MSN: | 3Z939 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) NW of Kamikawa ( Japan)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed into Mount Aso on routine flight.
Sources:
» Evening Star 30 April 1952, pA8Photos
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