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An engine failed in flight. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a prairie located in the St Claire county. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119B-10-FA Flying Boxcar in Ashiya AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Registration:

49-0105

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

10342

YOM:

1949

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Crashed on final approach to Ashiya Airbase. Three crew members were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was completing a flight from Korea.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress off Ashiya AFB

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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Registration:

42-65353

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Few minutes after takeoff from Ashiya AFB, en route to the Korea War theater, the aircraft suffered an engine fire. The crew abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. All crew members were rescued while the aircraft crashed into the sea about 16 km west of the Wakamatsu district.

Probable cause:

Engine fire.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress in Kadena AFB

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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Registration:

44-86328

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Crashed on takeoff. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader near Pyongyang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1950 at 0048 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

Operator:

Registration:

44-34233

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

27512

YOM:

1944

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The crew was engaged in a night mission over Pyongyang and the last radio contact was at 0048LT when the aircraft disappeared. No trace of the aircraft nor the three crew members was found. It is believed that the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader in Gwangju: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

Operator:

Registration:

44-34237

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

27516

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1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances one mile north of Gwangju. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader off Wonsan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

Operator:

Registration:

44-34685

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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27964

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1944

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Hit by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Wonsan. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-45-DT Invader near Iwakuni AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

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Registration:

44-35771

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29050

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Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, an engine failed. The captain ordered his crew to bail out and tried an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames onto a house located about 8 km northwest of the airbase. The three crew members who bailed out were uninjured while the pilot was killed and also three people in the house.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Boeing VB-17G-90-DL Flying Fortress off Tokyo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Operator:

Registration:

44-83675

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Tokyo – Kadena

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32316

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Less than five minutes after takeoff from Tokyo-Haneda Airport, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Tokyo Bay, about 14,5 km southeast of the airport. A crew member was killed while ten others were rescued. The airplane was on its way to Kadena AFB, Okinawa.