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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas B-26 Invader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-31272 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles east of Itami AFB -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with another B-26 and crashed into manufacturing plant near Kobe in Nishinomiya village near Osaka. *The areal-gunner (26) killed. **Two US airmen and three japanese labourers killed, 26 in the factory injured.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
*Madera Tribune 12 January 1949, p8
**The Indian Express 12 January 1949, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2015 14:49 | TB | Added |
| 23-Nov-2017 15:24 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2018 09:14 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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