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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-78257 |
| MSN: | 33653 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km SW of Iwakuni MCAS -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI) |
Flew into high ground when returning from a combat support mission to Taegu (K-2) Air Base.
Sources:
Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)
The Southeast Missourian - Feb 26, 1951
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