Junkers A.50 crash, Jul 6, 1931, Nemuro Hokkaidō

Junkers A.50 accident on July 6, 1931 near Nemuro Hokkaidō, Japan with no fatalities.

The Junkers A50 J-BENB, flown by Seiji Yoshihara on an attempted nonstop flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles for the Hochi Shimbun newspaper, crashed into Nemuro Bay off Hokkaido on 6 July 1931. The pilot was rescued about seven hours later and the aircraft sank.

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