1938 Tokyo mid-air collision
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 August 1938 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | Disputed |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| A Fokker Super Universal, similar to the aircraft involved. | |
| Type | Fokker Super Universal |
| Operator | Japan Air Transport |
| Registration | J-BJDO |
| Destination | Haneda Airport |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| A Hanriot HD.14, similar to the one involved | |
| Type | Mitsubishi K1 |
| Operator | Imperial Japanese Army Air Force |
| Registration | J-BIDH |
| Flight origin | Haneda Airport |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On August 24, 1938,[1] an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force flying school Mitsubishi Ki1 military trainer collided in midair with a Japan Air Transport Fokker Super Universal airliner over the Ōmori district of Tokyo, Japan. Both aircraft were destroyed, killing the crew of both planes – two on the military trainer and three on the airliner (there were no passengers). A large number of people on the ground gathered around the burning wreckage to observe what had just happened, but the fuel tank of the plane exploded several minutes later, killing or injuring many.[2][3][4]
Different sources give different ground casualty totals: 40 dead and 106 injured,[5] at least 53 dead,[6] 55 dead and 190 injured,[7] 63 dead, 65 dead and 60 injured, 80 dead and 76 injured,[4] 80 dead and 78 injured.[3]
References
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- ^ "[From the Crisis Calendar] Major aircraft accidents that have occurred in Japan". Rescuenow. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b 羽原 清雅 (Kiyomasa Habara). "落穂拾記(2)" [Gleanings (2)]. Alter (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Until the Taisho". Sanenzan Hojo-in temple. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Sankiyou. "幻の森ケ崎鉱泉街(10) 大森民間機空中衝突墜落事故" [The legendary Morigasaki hot spring town (10) Omori civilian plane mid-air collision crash]. Sankiyou Library - Always Walking Around Town (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Date: Wednesday 24 August 1938". Aviation Safety Network. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Date: Wednesday 24 August 1938". Aviation Safety Network. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2024.