Narrative:
Structural failure and crashed in flames in the Choisy-le-Roi neighbourhood of Paris, France.
The airplane was being ferried from Dover, Delaware, USA to Frankfurt, Germany with en route stops at the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly.
It appeared the rear clam shell doors departed the aircraft striking the horizontal stabilizer, causing a catastrophic failure of the empennage.
» Youngstown Vindicator - Nov 27, 1953
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 27 November 1953 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C-26-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2621 |
| MSN: | 10610 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) NE of Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) ( France)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
| Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France |
Structural failure and crashed in flames in the Choisy-le-Roi neighbourhood of Paris, France.
The airplane was being ferried from Dover, Delaware, USA to Frankfurt, Germany with en route stops at the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly.
It appeared the rear clam shell doors departed the aircraft striking the horizontal stabilizer, causing a catastrophic failure of the empennage.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher» Youngstown Vindicator - Nov 27, 1953
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores to Paris-Orly Airport as the crow flies is 2573 km (1608 miles).
Distance from Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores to Paris-Orly Airport as the crow flies is 2573 km (1608 miles).
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