| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 18, 1953 |
| Time: | 1634 |
| Location: | Tachikawa AFB, Tokyo, Japan |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Tachikawa AB - Kimpo AB |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
| Registration: | 51-137A |
| cn / ln: | 43471 |
| Aboard: | 129 (passengers:122 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 129 (passengers:122 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed shortly after taking off from Tachikawa Air Base. Engine failure during takeoff. A premature application of full flaps during the three engine approach resultied in loss of air speed and aircraft control. The plane crashed into a field of watermelons. First aviation disaster to claim more than 100 lives. |
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