Douglas A-26 Invader crash, Sep 27, 1950 (4 killed), Iwak...
Douglas A-26 Invader accident on September 27, 1950 near Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan with 4 fatalities. Cause: The cause was engine failure..
- Date: September 27, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas A-26 Invader
- Location: Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was engine failure.
Shortly after takeoff from Iwakuni Air Base, an engine failed on a USAF Douglas A26 Invader on 27 September 1950. The captain ordered the crew to bail out and tried an emergency landing, but the aircraft crashed in flames onto a house about 8 km northwest of the base. The pilot and three people in the house were killed, while the three crew who bailed out were uninjured.