Airplane Crash - Kimpo Air Base, South Korea 02/22/1957
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Kimpo Air Base, South Korea
| Date | 02/22/1957 |
| Time | 20:00 |
| Location | Kimpo Air Base, South Korea |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Route | Kimpo AB - Tokyo, Japan |
| Type | Douglas C-124C |
| Registration | 51-141A |
| Cn/In | 43475 |
| Aboard | 159 |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The No. 3 engine seized, causing the propellor to come loose and slice through the side of the fuselage makng two full turns before exiting. It took two men out with it , idled the No. 4 engine and cut the throttle cable. While attempting an emergency return landing at Kimpo Air Base, level flight could not be maintained and the aircraft descended, crashing into the Han River. |
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