26 Mar Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando – XT-862 After landing at Iwakuni, Japan, the copilot inadvertently opened the right throttle and left cowl flap instead of both cowl flaps. The... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) – 42-72457 The C-54 plane was part of the Allied airlift which is carrying troops and supplies to Korea. It crashed into the sea immediately after... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar – 48-324 A parked Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar transport plane was hit by a landing Lockheed T-33A, 49-0946. Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar – 49-145 Damaged beyond repair in forced landing. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) – 42-72583 Crashed shortly after takeoff. Three journalists from INS killed. Continue reading
26 Mar Short Sunderland GR.5 – PP164 Blown off moorings. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair during salvage. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47D – 44-76439 Some twenty minutes after takeoff from the Haneda AB, the C-47 descended into the sea. One passenger survived the accident. The wreckag... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) – 42-72704 The Skymaster was on a flight from Clark Air Base to Tachikawa Air Base in Japan with an enroute stop at Okinawa-Kadena AFB. During the... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) – 43-49915 Crashed while returning from a routine training flight. Continue reading