| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 20, 1950 |
| Time: | 0520 |
| Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Navy |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Kwajzalein - Tokyo |
| AC Type: | Douglas R5D-3 |
| Registration: | 56496 |
| cn / ln: | 10624 |
| Aboard: | 26 (passengers:19 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 26 (passengers:19 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed into the sea and exploded 3 minutes after taking off from Kwajalein. Possible vertigo experienced by the pilot or malfunction of the instruments. |
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