Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 JUN 1963 |
| Type: | Kaiser-Fraser C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | CP45 |
| C/n / msn: | 246 |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3172 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 42 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 47 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Detmold (Germany)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Gütersloh RAF Station (GUT/ETUO), Germany |
The C-119 was struck by British mortar fire over the Sennelager Range. Nine paratroopers were able to jump to safety before the plane crashed.
Sources:
» Belgian Military Aircraft Database / Belgian Aviation History Association (BAHA)
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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