ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191038
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| Date: | Saturday 28 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mitsubishi MC-20-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Greater Japan Airways (DNKKK) |
| Registration: | J-BGON |
| MSN: | 104 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Chiba province -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
"Commercial airplane" crashed. Minister of Communication died.
**Aviation Bureau inspector Shikasaburo Yamakawa and 12 others of the staff killed when plane of Japan Airways Company crashed in Pacific Ocean off Tokyo on test flight.
***Date notes as 20 December 1940; "Myuko"
Sources:
A Noite 29 December 1940, p6
**Morning Bulletin 30 December 1940, p5
***Civil Aircraft Register
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2016 19:01 | TB | Added |
| 04-Oct-2019 18:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2019 18:55 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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