ASN Aircraft accident Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) 50872 Okinawa-Yontan Field
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Date:Monday 9 April 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4)
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 50872
MSN: 10558
First flight: 1945
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Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Okinawa-Yontan Field (   Japan)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Okinawa-Yontan Field, Japan
Narrative:
Overshot landing and caught fire.

Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher


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