- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 20, 1950 |
Time: | 0520 |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Navy |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Kwajzalein - Tokyo |
AC Type: | Douglas R5D-3 |
Registration: | 56496 |
cn / ln: | 10624 |
Aboard: | 26 (passengers:19 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 26 (passengers:19 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into the sea and exploded 3 minutes after taking off from Kwajalein. Possible vertigo experienced by the pilot or malfunction of the instruments. |
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