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| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72583 |
| C/n / msn: | 10688 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 7 km (4.4 mls) NW of Osaka-Itami Air Base (ITM) ( Japan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Osaka-Itami Airport (ITM/RJOO), Japan |
| ? |
Crashed shortly after takeoff. Three journalists from INS killed.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» L'Unitá 8-9-1950
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