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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Lockheed Altair 8F |
| Owner/operator: | Mainichi Shimbun |
| Registration: | J-BAMC |
| MSN: | 188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Osaka Airport, Osaka, Kansai -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Osaka Airport, Osaka, Kansai, Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
J-BAMC: Lockheed 8E Altair (MSN 188) ex-NX12230 (US Registry). Registered as J-BAMC to Osaka Mainichi Shimbun 30.03.32 (C of R 2297)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.4.37: The pilot was the sole person on board this single engine aircraft that was carrying newspapers on behalf of the Japanese daily newspaper 'Mainichi Shinbun'. On final approach to Osaka Airport, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. While the pilot was injured, the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 / Rene J. Francillon
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lockheed-8f-altair-osaka
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_J-1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 12:04 | harro | Added |
| 06-Apr-2019 19:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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