Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
Status:
Date:29 MAY 1947
Time:ca 22:45
Type:Douglas C-54D-5-DC
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-72553
C/n / msn: 10658
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Total:Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Atsugi-NAS (NJA) (Japan) show on map
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea
Destination airport:Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA), Japan
Narrative:
Crashed on approach.

Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com

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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Atsugi NAS as the crow flies is 1147 km (717 miles).

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.
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