Narrative:
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was part of a two-ship formation, carrying elite paratroopers on an exercise.
One of the two planes, 3117, could not maintain the formation, and crashed into Guanyin Mountain.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 1972 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF |
| Registration: | 3117 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Linkou ( Taiwan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hsinchu Airport (HSZ/RCPO), Taiwan |
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The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was part of a two-ship formation, carrying elite paratroopers on an exercise.
One of the two planes, 3117, could not maintain the formation, and crashed into Guanyin Mountain.
Sources:
» chinatimes.com» Scramble
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