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| Date: | Saturday 16 April 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8085 |
| MSN: | 10979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Matsushima Air Base -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Matsushima Air Base (RJST) |
Crashed on takeoff due to engine failure. One occupant sustained serious injuries.
One source reports this accident was fatal; possibly the seriously injured occupant later died.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Windsor Daily Star 16 April 1955, p2
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