Accident Fairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying Boxcar 51-2551,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335496
 

Date:Friday 14 November 1952
Time:14:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-2551
MSN: 10509
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Cho-ok -   South Korea
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Seoul (unknown airport)
Narrative:
The US Air Force C-119 carried U.S. servicemen back to Korea after a rest leave in Japan. The airplane flew into a 2000-ft hill, 20 miles east of Seoul.

Sources:

Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)

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