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| Date: | Monday 2 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72593 |
| MSN: | 10698 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Kai Tak/Hong Kong -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Caught fire and burned on landing. One serious and eight slightly injured during evacuation. Undercarriage struck a seawall at the edge of the runway while landing in misty rain.
Sources:
Diário de Lisboa 2 February 1953, p16
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ (44-72593)
The Calgary Herald 2 February 1953, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2017 00:44 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jun-2017 15:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2017 16:38 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 17-Dec-2017 17:47 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2021 19:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 28-Aug-2021 19:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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