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| Date: | Tuesday 1 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-5886 |
| MSN: | 11053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 33 km N of Ashiya Air Base -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the sea. Propeller malfunction caused the plane to go out of control. All crew members bailed out except for two. One of the crew who bailed out died after rescue by Japanese fishing boat.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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