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| Date: | Monday 11 January 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-133A Cargomaster |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-0140 |
| MSN: | 44710 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4,5 km off Wake Island AFB (AWK) -
 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wake Island Airport (AWK/PAWK) |
| Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN) |
Crashed from about 500 feet altitude into the sea after a night-time departure.
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