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| Date: | Tuesday 23 January 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-78473 |
| MSN: | 22296 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km ENE of Tachikawa Air Base -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft crashed after the crew bailed out due to engine failure.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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