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Tachikawa air disaster
The Tachikawa air disaster occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, June 18, 1953 when a United States Air Force (USAF) Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed three minutes after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board. At the time, the crash was tied for the deadliest in aviation history, and is notable for being the second aviation accident to kill more than 100 people (The crash of a Luftwaffe Me-321 Gigant glider and its three Bf-110 tow planes, during operational trials in 1941, also resulted in 129 fatalities).〔http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Messerschmitt-Me321.html〕
==Aircraft and occupants==
The aircraft was a USAF Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II of the 374th Troop Carrier Group, serial number ''51-0137''. It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA engines.
The aircraft carried 122 passengers and 7 crewmembers. Most of those aboard were airmen who were returning to their duties in South Korea after a five-day rest and recreation leave in Japan. The commander of the aircraft, Major Herbert G. Voruz Jr., 37, had logged more than 6,000 flying hours. The pilot, Major Robert D. McCorkle, was experienced. Another pilot, Major Paul E. Kennedy, was on board to log flying time.〔
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