Last updated: 3 August 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1951 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-78257 |
| MSN: | 33653 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) SW of Iwakuni MCAS ( Japan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI), Japan |
Flew into high ground when returning from a combat support mission to Taegu (K-2) Air Base.
Sources:
» Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)» The Southeast Missourian - Feb 26, 1951
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
