Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 12, 1957 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 12, 1957 near Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan with 6 fatalities.
- Date: December 12, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF C-47D crashed on 12 December 1957 in a forested area near Yokota, Tokyo, and all crew aboard were killed. Sources differ on the location, with one placing it at Hachioji about 25 miles west of Yokota and another near Yokota Airbase, and no cause is given.