Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 8, 1951, Tsushima...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 8, 1951 near Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: The probable cause was engine failure..
- Date: September 8, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The probable cause was engine failure.
A USAF C 47 suffered an engine failure en route, and the crew ditched it about 34 km east of Tsushima on 8 September 1951. All occupants were rescued, but the aircraft sank and was lost.