ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124A Globemaster II 51-147 Tachikawa Air Base
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Date:Thursday 24 May 1962
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-124A Globemaster II
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-147
MSN: 43481
First flight:
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Tachikawa Air Base (   Japan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC), Japan
Destination airport:Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC), Japan
Narrative:
Struck Mount Chichibu during a training flight.

Sources:
» The Spokesman-Review - May 26, 1962


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