Airplane Crash - Off O-Shima Island, Japan 07/27/1950
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off O-shima Island, Japan
| Date | 07/27/1950 |
| Time | 04:30 |
| Location | Off O-shima Island, Japan |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Type | Douglas C-47D |
| Registration | 44-76439A |
| Aboard | 26 |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft took off from O-shima and reached an altitude of 3,500 feet after which a sudden unexplained descent was made until it crashed into the sea. The surviving witness stated the aircraft hit two moderate bumps followed by dimming of the lights before the descent. |
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