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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 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Okinawa-Yontan Field -
Japan
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative: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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