Narrative:
The C-119C went missing during a flight from Kodiak NAS, AK to Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF).
» Toledo Blade 18 November 1952, p.1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 15 November 1952 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C-23-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2570 |
| MSN: | 10528 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Anchorage and Kodiak, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| Kodiak NAS, AK, United States of America |
The C-119C went missing during a flight from Kodiak NAS, AK to Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF).
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Sources:
» Thomas Brügge» Toledo Blade 18 November 1952, p.1
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Fairchild C-119
- 1185 built
- 29th loss
- 18th fatal accident
- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
- 12th worst accident (currently)
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