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Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-16-FA Flying Boxcar in Ashiya AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0173
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10410
YOM:
1949
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach completed by night, the aircraft was too low and hit a ridge, killing all four crew members.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-13-FA Flying Boxcar off Ashiya AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0130
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
10367
YOM:
1949
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to Ashiya AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea few km north of the airfield. A crew member was rescued while four other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-15-FA Flying Boxcar in Tachikawa AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0169
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ashiya – Tachikawa
MSN:
10406
YOM:
1949
Location:
Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo)
Kantō
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On final approach to Tachikawa AFB, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located about 6 km from the runway 19 threshold. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Lynuel Bevers,
2nd Lt Joseph E. Binns,
Sgt Ernest D. Carrara,
2nd Lt Eugene H. Class,
T/Sgt Jack Davis.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-6 in Ashiya

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
17267
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14325/25770
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-10-DC Skymaster in Ashiya AFB

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
42-72690
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10795
YOM:
1945
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed in poor weather conditions. There were no casualties.

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
Operator:
Registration:
49-0105
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10342
YOM:
1949
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
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
Operator:
Registration:
42-65353
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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 Douglas C-54D-1-DC Skymaster off Ashiya AFB: 23 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1950 at 0425 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
42-72457
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ashiya – Seoul
MSN:
10562
YOM:
1945
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
43
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 30 at Ashiya AFB, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea some 1,500 meters off shore. Eighteen passengers and five crew members were killed while 28 other occupants were rescued. The exact cause of the occurrence remains unknown. The airplane was on its way to Seoul-Kimpo, carrying 43 soldiers to the Korean War theater.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-14-FA Flying Boxcar in Ashiya

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0145
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10382
YOM:
1949
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar in Ashiya

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
48-0353
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10335
YOM:
1948
Location:
Ashiya AFB
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate remains unknown.
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