Accident Douglas C-47B-50-DK (DC-3) 45-1066,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336833
 

Date:Sunday 30 November 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-50-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-1066
MSN: 34336/17069
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:100 km SSW of Tokyo -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted the crater of Mount Hoeizan, a secondary peak on the southeastern side of Mount Fuji.
The wreckage was located on 2 December 1947.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Morning Tribune 2 December 1847, p9

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