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The 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash was an accident involving a Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster of the United States Navy which crashed into a mountain peak in Hawaii on 22 March 1955, killing all 66 people on board. At the time, it was the worst crash involving any variant of the Douglas DC-6 airliner the second-worst aviation accident in U.S. history, and one of the worst air accidents anywhere in history, and it equalled the 6 October United Airlines Flight 409 crash as the deadliest air accident of 1955. It remains the worst air disaster in the history of Hawaii and the deadliest accident involving a heavier-than-air aircraft in the history of United States naval aviation.

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  • 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash
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  • The 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash was an accident involving a Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster of the United States Navy which crashed into a mountain peak in Hawaii on 22 March 1955, killing all 66 people on board. At the time, it was the worst crash involving any variant of the Douglas DC-6 airliner the second-worst aviation accident in U.S. history, and one of the worst air accidents anywhere in history, and it equalled the 6 October United Airlines Flight 409 crash as the deadliest air accident of 1955. It remains the worst air disaster in the history of Hawaii and the deadliest accident involving a heavier-than-air aircraft in the history of United States naval aviation.
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Site
  • Pali Kea Peak, Waianae Range, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, United States
Tail Number
  • BuNo 131612
Date
  • 1955-03-22(xsd:date)
Origin
  • Tokyo, Japan
Survivors
  • 0(xsd:integer)
Name
  • 1955(xsd:integer)
Type
Image caption
  • 1950.0
Crash image
  • Douglas R6D-1 MATS in flight in the 1950s.jpeg
Injuries
  • 0(xsd:integer)
Fatalities
  • 66(xsd:integer)
Operator
  • United States Navy for Military Air Transport Service
occurrence type
  • Accident
Passengers
  • 57(xsd:integer)
last stopover
  • Hickam Air Force Base, Territory of Hawaii
Destination
  • Travis Air Force Base, California
Crew
  • 9(xsd:integer)
Aircraft Type
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  • The 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash was an accident involving a Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster of the United States Navy which crashed into a mountain peak in Hawaii on 22 March 1955, killing all 66 people on board. At the time, it was the worst crash involving any variant of the Douglas DC-6 airliner the second-worst aviation accident in U.S. history, and one of the worst air accidents anywhere in history, and it equalled the 6 October United Airlines Flight 409 crash as the deadliest air accident of 1955. It remains the worst air disaster in the history of Hawaii and the deadliest accident involving a heavier-than-air aircraft in the history of United States naval aviation.
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