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| Date: | Thursday 27 September 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C-15-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-169 |
| MSN: | 10406 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tachikawa Air Base -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ashiya Air Base (RJFA) |
| Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC) |
Crashed into mountainous area. It operated with the 314th Troop Carrier Wing.
Sources:
Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)
Toledo Blade 28 September 1951, p1
San Bernardino Sun 29 September 1951, p3
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