1938 Tokyo mid-air collision

Aviation incident in Japan, 1938 the Kweilin incident, an airliner shot down on the same date transp July 2024 July 2024 1938 Tokyo mid-air collision 24 August 1938 Mid-air collision Accident Ōmori, Ōta, Japan Disputed 0 Fokker Super Universal (WCAM).jpg A Fokker Super Universal, similar to the aircraft involved. Fokker Super Universal Japan Air Transport J-BJDO Haneda Airport 0 3 3 0 Hanriot HD.14 L'Année aéronautique 1921-1922.jpg A Hanriot HD.14, similar to the one involved Mitsubishi Ka 1 Imperial Japanese Army Air Force J-BIDH Haneda Airport 2 2 0 On August 24, 1938, an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force flying school Mitsubishi Ka 1 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. Fatalities Different sources give different ground casualty totals: 40 dead and 106 injured, at least 53 dead, 55 dead and 190 injured, 63 dead,July 2024 65 dead and 60 injured,July 2024 80 dead and 76 injured, 80 dead and 78 injured. References https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177844 Date: Wednesday 24 August 1938 July 16, 2015 Aviation Safety Network July 26, 2024 https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177839 Date: Wednesday 24 August 1938 July 16, 2015 Aviation Safety Network July 28, 2024 http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_J-4.html Civil Aircraft Register - Japan Andrew Pentland Golden Years of Aviation July 26, 2024 https://www.alter-magazine.jp/index.php?～死者８５人の航空事故、解決まで２０日間～ 落穂拾記(2) Gleanings (2) 羽原 清雅 (Kiyomasa Habara) Alter July 26, 2024 Japanese https://www-rescuenow-co-jp.translate.goog/blog/column_20200812?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true#5f3a28a5389f22748fdd74d5-ac76c93eaae1ec74f8e7a85b [From the Crisis Calendar] Major aircraft accidents that have occurred in Japan August 12, 2020 Rescuenow July 28, 2024 https://koia-web-fc2-com.translate.goog/houjyoin.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Until the Taisho Sanenzan Hojo-in temple July 28, 2024 http://test01-sanki.sblo.jp/article/105597822.html 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 Sankiyou Library - Always Walking Around Town July 28, 2024 Japanese Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1938 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Tokyo Category:Mid-air collisions involving military aircraft Category:Mid-air collisions in Asia Category:August 1938 in Asia Category:1938 in Japan