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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-173 |
| MSN: | 10410 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 13 km NW of Ashiya Air Base -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ashiya Air Base (RJFA) |
Impacted a ridge during a night time instrument approach to Ashiya Air Base, Japan.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Toledo Blade - Apr 30, 1952
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