1960 Munich C-131 crash
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On 17 December 1960, a Convair C-131D Samaritan operated by the United States Air Force on a flight from Munich to RAF Northolt crashed shortly after take-off from Munich-Riem Airport, due to fuel contamination. All 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground were killed.
A C-131D similar to the accident aircraft
St. Paul's Church, Munich
Memorial plaque at the accident site (translation: "In memory of the 52 victims of the airplane crash on 17 December 1960")
1959 Okinawa F-100 crash
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The 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash, also known as the Miyamori Elementary School crash (宮森小学校米軍機墜落事故), occurred on June 30, 1959, when a North American F-100 Super Sabre of the United States Air Force crashed in Ishikawa, in United States-occupied Okinawa, killing 18 people.
The memorial statue of the crash victims in Uruma.