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
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1,5 km off Ashiya Air Base -   Japan
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Ashiya Air Base (RJFA)
Destination airport:	Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS)

Narrative:
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.

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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