ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124A Globemaster II 49-232 New Lisbon, IN
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Date:Wednesday 23 May 1951
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-124A Globemaster II
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 49-232
MSN: 43161
First flight:
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 12
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near New Lisbon, IN (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH (FFO/KFFO), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
During a service evaluation flight the crew was forced to carry out an emergency landing. While attempting to land in a corn field, the transport plane contacted a tree, crashed and caught fire.

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde


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