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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1947 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-72553 |
| MSN: | 10658 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Atsugi-NAS (NJA) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS) |
| Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA) |
Crashed on approach.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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