| Date: | June 18, 1953 |
| Location: | Tachikawa AFB, Tokyo, Japan |
| Aircraft: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
| Reg: | 51-137A |
| Airline: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight No: | - |
| Fatalities: | 129 : 129 |
| Crashed shortly after taking off from Tachikawa Air Base. Engine failure during takeoff. Premature application of full flaps during a three engine approach resulting in loss of air speed and crash. First aviation disaster to claim more than 100 lives. |