Douglas A-26 Invader crash, Mar 3, 1951 (3 killed), Iwaku...
Douglas A-26 Invader accident on March 3, 1951 near Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control, most likely due to fuel...
- Date: March 3, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas A-26 Invader
- Location: Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control, most likely due to fuel exhaustion
An A-26 Invader returning from the Korean front went into the sea on approach to Iwakuni while low on fuel. A search found no trace of the aircraft or its three crew, who were all killed.