Status: | |
Datum: | Samstag 5 Juni 1965 |
Flugzeugtyp: | 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)
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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:
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Bermuda Triangle Mystery web site» The Milwaukee Journal August 11, 1965
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Sarasota Journal - Aug 18, 1965» San Bernardino Sun 7 June 1965, p.1
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Map
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.
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.