Airplane Crash - Kwajalein, Marshall Islands 09/20/1950
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Date | 09/20/1950 |
Time | 05:20 |
Location | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
Operator | Military - U.S. Navy |
Route | Kwajzalein - Tokyo |
Type | Douglas R5D-3 |
Registration | 56496 |
Cn/In | 10624 |
Aboard | 26 |
Fatalities | 26 |
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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