Accident Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 52-0981,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334276
 

Date:Thursday 27 March 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 52-0981
MSN: 43890
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:3 km NNW of Bridgeport, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF)
Destination airport:Oklahoma City-Tinker AFB, OK (TIK/KTIK)
Narrative:
An Air Force C-119 (49-0195) en route from Sheppard AFB, TX (SPS) to Carswell AFB, TX (FWH) collided in midair with a C-124C Globemaster II 52-0981. The Globemaster was on a flight from Kelly AFB, TX (SKF) to Tinker AFB, OK (TIK).

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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