Flugunfall 15 MAY 1953 einer Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar 51-8241 - Hemsbach
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Datum:Freitag 15 Mai 1953
Zeit:16:40
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Fluggesellschaft:United States Air Force - USAF
Kennzeichen: 51-8241
Werknummer: 10789
Baujahr:
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 4
Opfer des Zusammenstoßes:Todesopfer: 6
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Hemsbach (   Deutschland)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF), Deutschland
Flug nach:Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF), Deutschland
Unfallbericht:
A formation of four C-119's was flying at an altitude of 5000 feet to the south of Frankfurt, Germany. At the same time a US Air Force Republic F-84E Thunderjet (51-628) did a sharp left turn in front of the lead ship, took off the right wing of the lead ship and then crashed directly into the aircraft flying the right wing of the lead aircraft.
The F-84 pilot ejected and landed safely by parachute. Both C-119 planes (51-8235 and 51-8241) were lost with eight crew killed and two parachuted so safety. It has not been confirmed if these survivors came from 51-8235 or 51-8241.

Informationsquelle:
» Edwin Lee (E-mail, 7 July 2018)
» Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005
» Hemsbacher Stadt-Anzeiger Mai 1995


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