Flugunfall 03 JUN 1951 einer Fairchild C-119C-12-FA Flying Boxcar 49-123 - Inje
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Datum:Sonntag 3 Juni 1951
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-119C-12-FA Flying Boxcar
Fluggesellschaft:United States Air Force - USAF
Kennzeichen: 49-123
Werknummer: 10360
Baujahr:
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Opfer des Zusammenstoßes:Todesopfer: 4
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:4,5 km (2.8 Meilen) NE of Inje (   Südkorea)
Flugphase: Manövrieren (MNV)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:?
Flug nach:?
Unfallbericht:
Two C-119s (49-0123 and 48-0350) were approaching to make an air drop of ammo for an artillery battery when one of the planes was fired at by a U.S. artillery piece. One C-119 was hit in the tail, lost control and collided with the other plane. Both crashed.

Informationsquelle:
» Thomas Brügge
» Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)
» San Bernardino Sun 4 June 1951, p1


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