Accident Fairchild C-119C-18-FA Flying Boxcar 50-127,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335413
 

Date:Tuesday 10 February 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-119C-18-FA Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 50-127
MSN: 10445
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:24 km N of Bitburg Air Base (BBJ) -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Bitburg Air Base (BBJ/EDRB)
Narrative:
Crashed during a GCA approach in snow storm.

Sources:

The 317th Veterans Group Web site (usaf317thvet.org)

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