26
Mar
Short Sunderland GR.5 – PP148
The Sunderland flying boat arrived near Iwakuni NAS but the crew were told the sea was choppy due to a gusty wind. They decided to circ...
26
Mar
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas C-47D (DC-3) – 43-49084
Flew into the water just off shore during a missed GCA-approach.
26
Mar
26
Mar
26
Mar
Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar – 49-138
Crashed into a Japanese beer hall near Ashiya Air Base, killing two on the ground.
26
Mar
Martin 2-0-2 – N93043
Japan Air Lines flight 301, a Martin 2-0-2 named "Mokusei", hit terrain on Oshima Island, killing all 37 occupants. The aircraft, leas...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar – 49-173
Impacted a ridge during a night time instrument approach to Ashiya Air Base, Japan.