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| Date: | Monday 19 September 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-80C |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-1877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hachioji, Tokyo -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yokota AB |
Jet fighter crashed onto houses five miles southwest of Yokota AB. Also reported four on ground killed.
Sources:
Diário de Lisboa 19 September 1955, p8
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
Youngstown Vindicator 20 September 1955, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2015 09:22 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Feb-2017 18:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2017 17:33 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2019 19:47 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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