Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Feb 25, 1951 (3 killed), Iwa...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on February 25, 1951 near Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan with 3 fatalities.
- Date: February 25, 1951
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
The C-46 was returning to Japan after a supply flight from Daegu when, approaching Iwakuni AFB, it was too low and struck the slope of a mountain about 6.5 km short of the runway. All three crew members were killed.