Incident
Flying Tiger Line Flight 45 was a scheduled cargo flight operating from Los Angeles to Da Nang Air Base in South Vietnam. The flight had intermediate stops planned at San Francisco, Seattle, Cold Bay, Tokyo, Naha, Hong Kong, and Cam Ranh. On July 27, 1970, while attempting to make its fourth stopover at Naha Airport in Okinawa—then under United States administration—the aircraft crashed on final approach.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Douglas DC-8-63F, a freighter variant of the DC-8 series.
Aftermath
The accident occurred during the landing phase at Naha Airport. No further details about occupants, injuries, or damage were specified in the source.