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Date: | Sunday 31 August 1958 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Douglas C-54 (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hong Kong -
Hong Kong
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Okinawa |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:*Sheared off its landing gear on a sea wall while coming in and made a belly landing which set it aflame. **Destroyed by fire after crew jumped out over cockpit windows and suffered burns. ***Caught fire after skidding to a stop.
Sources:
*St. Petersburg Times 1 SEP 1958, p7A
**The Straits Times 1 September 1958, p1
***Singapore Standard 1 September 1958, p2
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24-Mar-2019 18:43 |
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25-Mar-2019 21:38 |
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03-May-2022 15:01 |
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