ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 52-1055 Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM)
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Date:Wednesday 3 May 1972
Time:18:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Operator:Air National Guard
Registration: 52-1055
MSN: 43964
First flight:
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Crew:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:68 km (42.5 mls) SE of Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) (   Suriname)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil
Destination airport:Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP), Suriname
Narrative:
Flew into a 1716 feet high hill. The airplane operated on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Memphis, TN, USA with an en route stop at Paramaribo, Suriname.

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Times Daily - May 6, 1972


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