Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 August 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-50-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-1126
Location: Chinhae Air Base (K-10) –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: F51 wing aircraft.F51 wing aircraft.
Category: Accident
A landing accident occurred on Chinhae airfield, involving a F51 wing aircraft. The incident was documented in ‘Battle Hymn’ by Dean Hess, the CO of the ROKAF F51 Wing.A landing accident occurred on Chinhae airfield, involving a F51 wing aircraft. The incident was documented in ‘Battle Hymn’ by Dean Hess, the CO of the ROKAF F51 Wing.
Description
Landing accident. This incident is described in the book ?Battle Hymn? by Dean Hess who was the CO of the ROKAF F51 Wing that opened and trained at Chinhae in 1950.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during landing.Mechanical failure during landing.Share on:
