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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-153 |
| MSN: | 10390 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 16 km S off Atsugi -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. The crew bailed out following a structural failure. Reportedly the crewless plane was shot down by fighters over the sea.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
San Bernardino Sun 25 June 1951, p4
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