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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-72385 |
| MSN: | 10490 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Okinawa-Yontan Field -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Japanese troops landed near Okinawa-Yontan Field and proceeded to destroy several U.S. planes on the airfield.
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photo (c) USAAF; Okinawa-Yontan Field; May 1945
photo (c) USAAF; Okinawa-Yontan Field; May 1945
photo (c) USAAF; Okinawa-Yontan Field; May 1945
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