Aviation incident that 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. It took place on 18 June 1953 in what is now Japan. Its causes included engine failure on take-off. About 129 people died. Some 1 were injured.
Before and after
- 16 May 1953Birth of Pierce Brosnan
- 17 May 1953Birth of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- 15 June 1953Birth of Xi Jinping
- from 16 June 1953 to 17 June 1953East German uprising of 1953
- 18 June 1953Tachikawa air disaster
- 21 June 1953Birth of Benazir Bhutto
- 23 June 1953Founding of European People's Party Group
- 26 July 1953Attack on the Moncada Barracks
- 26 July 1953Cuban Revolution
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The era
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