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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Atlantic/Fokker Super Universal |
| Owner/operator: | Nihon Koku Yuso KK (Japan Air Transport) |
| Registration: | J-BJDO |
| MSN: | 875 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 82 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Morigasakicho, Omori Ward, TokyoOmori, Tokyo -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Haneda | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Japan Air Transport Atlantic/Fokker Super Universal (J-BJDO) and a Mitsubishi Ki1 (license built Hanriot HD-14 biplane, J-BIDH) crashed following a mid-air collision.
The aircraft crashed into an iron works factory in a suburb of Tokyo.
All three on board the Fokker, both pilots of the Ki1 and 80 persons on the ground were killed.
Sources:
Folha da Noite 29 August 1938
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_J-4.html
The Advertiser 26 August 1938, p25
https://www.o-2.jp/en/contents/%E5%A2%9C%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85%E6%85%B0%E9%9C%8A%E5%9C%B0%E8%94%B5%E5%B0%8A/
http://test01-sanki.sblo.jp/article/105597822.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2015 20:34 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jul-2016 17:55 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 18-Jul-2016 17:55 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2019 17:57 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2019 18:02 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2025 05:59 | AvoidingAction | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2025 06:06 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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