Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 06 SEP 1955 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 50-0097 |
| Werknummer: | 43235 |
| Baujahr: | |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 13 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 56 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 69 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM (ABQ) (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM (KIKR), USA |
| Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV), USA |
Crashed during takeoff in strong crosswind.
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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 Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 978 km (611 miles).
Distance from Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 978 km (611 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
