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| Date: | Friday 25 July 1958 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Martin B-57B Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 3rd Bombardment Wing |
| Registration: | 53-3887 |
| MSN: | 224 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tokyo/Johnson AFB -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Johnson AFB, Tokyo |
Stalled on approach and crashed into Irumgawa village just short of the runway. The pilot died in the accident and the navigator (27) survived with serious injuries. Two boys on ground killed and three serious injured. Seven houses destroyed.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/johnsonairbase/conversations/topics/3526
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02626/5
USAF individual aircraft record card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 08:26 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Aug-2013 08:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2014 22:36 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2016 14:58 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2016 14:28 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 18:03 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2021 13:11 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 17:34 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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