Incident Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) 42-72593,
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Date:Monday 2 February 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 42-72593
MSN: 10698
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kai Tak/Hong Kong -   Hong Kong
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Caught fire and burned on landing. One serious and eight slightly injured during evacuation. Undercarriage struck a seawall at the edge of the runway while landing in misty rain.

Sources:

Diário de Lisboa 2 February 1953, p16
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ (44-72593)
The Calgary Herald 2 February 1953, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jun-2017 00:44 Geno Added
15-Jun-2017 15:15 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Jun-2017 16:38 TB Updated [Date, Source]
17-Dec-2017 17:47 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
28-Aug-2021 19:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
28-Aug-2021 19:55 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]

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