Flugunfall 05 JUN 1965 einer Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 51-2680 - Crooked Island, Bahamas
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Datum:Samstag 5 Juni 1965
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Fluggesellschaft:United States Air Force - USAF
Kennzeichen: 51-2680
Werknummer: 10669
Baujahr:
Triebwerk: 2 Wright R-3350
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:vom Land entfernt von Crooked Island, Bahamas (   Atlantischer Ozean)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Homestead AFB, FL (HST/KHST), USA
Flug nach:Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT/MBJT), Turks & Caicos
Unfallbericht:
The Flying Boxcar arrived at Homestead AFB at 17:04 and was prepared for a flight to Grand Turk. It then took off at 19:47 with 4 additional mechanics who were to fix the engine of a C-119 stranded on Grand Turk. The airplane never arrived at the destination and was declared missing.
The last radio call came from just north of Crooked Island and 177 miles from Grand Turk Island.
The coast guard conducted an extensive five-day search, covering about 77,000 square miles per day. Nothing was found. On July 18, 1965 debris from the missing plane was found on beach of Gold Rock Cay just off the Northeast shore of Acklins Island.

Informationsquelle:
» Bermuda Triangle Mystery web site
» The Milwaukee Journal August 11, 1965
» Sarasota Journal - Aug 18, 1965
» San Bernardino Sun 7 June 1965, p.1


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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 Homestead AFB, FL to Grand Turk Island Airport as the crow flies is 1038 km (648 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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