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| Date: | Sunday 6 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-17208 |
| MSN: | 22158 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 32 km NW of Taitung -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Okinawa (unknown airport) |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
The C-54 transport plane impacted the side of a mountain at 9000 feet
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 7, 1955
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