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Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando off Okinawa
Date & Time:
Jul 5, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
51-1125
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
33399
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Apparently following technical problems, the crew elected to ditch the aircraft few km off the Okinawa coast while on a liaison flight. All 22 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5 in Okinawa: 11 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 1, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
127751
Survivors:
No
MSN:
426-5085
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Engaged in a maritime patrol flight, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located on Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands). All 11 crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
Crash of a Martin PBM-5 Mariner off Okinawa: 14 killed
Date & Time:
May 31, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
59038
Survivors:
No
MSN:
59038
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
While approaching Okinawa, the seaplane was shot down by Japanese fire and crashed into the Tsushima Strait, killing all 14 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Japanese fire.
Crash of a Douglas R5D-3 in Okinawa
Date & Time:
Apr 9, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
50872
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10558
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Okinawa-Yontan Airport, the four engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties.
