Accident Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) 42-72732, Wednesday 10 May 1950
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Date:Wednesday 10 May 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 42-72732
MSN: 10837
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Location:Komaki AB -   Japan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Landing accident due to weather (Cat4). Four injured.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
The Singapore Free Press 12 May 1950, p3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2012 09:26 Uli Elch Added
02-Mar-2014 19:15 TB Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Mar-2014 18:27 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ]
28-Mar-2019 21:46 TB Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ]

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