Date: | Saturday 16 July 1966 |
Time: | 21:00 |
Type: | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 52-5919 |
MSN: | 11098 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Jacksonville NAS, FL (NIP) -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Jacksonville NAS, FL (NIP/KNIP) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The no. 1 engine caught fire after takeoff from Jacksonville. The fire spread and forced the evacuation of the plane in mid-air. All 30 paratroopers and four crew members parachuted to safety. The aircraft crashed in a swampy pasture.
The aircraft is said to have been operated by either the Air National Guard using a USAF reserve crew. The crew were awarded with Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Air Medal.
The aircraft was attacjed to 908 TCG, 435 TCWG USAF Reserve.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 13 September 1966, p2B
Miami Herald
Youngstown Vindicator 17 July 1966, p1
San Bernardino Sun 17 July 1966, 1
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