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| Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1950 |
| Time: | 04:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72457 |
| MSN: | 10562 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 51 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,5 km off Ashiya Air Base -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ashiya Air Base (RJFA) |
| Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS) |
The C-54 plane was part of the Allied airlift which is carrying troops and supplies to Korea. It crashed into the sea immediately after takeoff from Ashiya Air Base.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Nurse Saves 27 In Japan Plane Crash (Portland Press Herald, 1950-09-26)
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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