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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Junkers A50W Junior |
| Owner/operator: | Hochi Shimbun |
| Registration: | J-BENB |
| MSN: | 3558 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nemuro Bay, Hokkaidō -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot Seiji Yoshihara was attempting a second nonstop flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles on this single engine aircraft "Hochi N°2" owned by Hochi Shimbun. While flying off Nemuro, aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into Nemuro Bay. While the pilot was rescued seven hours later, the aircraft sank and was lost.
A first attempt to cross the north Atlantic ocean from Tokyo to Los Angeles failed on 14.5.31 when the aircraft crashed into the sea some 40 miles off the Kurile Islands.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_J-3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2011 11:47 | TB | Added |
| 27-Feb-2014 19:58 | wieesso | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2019 20:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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