ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 53-021 Iceland
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Date:Friday 2 March 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-021
MSN: 44316
First flight:
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Crew:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:385 km (240.6 mls) SW off Iceland (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Iceland
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Engine problems forced the crew to ditch the plane in the Atlantic. The Globemaster was en route to the U.S. from Iceland.

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher


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