Descripción:
The C-119C transport aircraft was en route from Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany to the U.S. via the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. An engine failed while on the flight leg to the Azores. The flight crew attempted to divert to Madrid, but they ran out of fuel. The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» ABC (Sevilla) 10 February 1954, p9
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 9 February 1954, p1
accident date: 09-02-1954
type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
registration: 50-0163
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | martes 9 febrero 1954 |
| Tipo: |  Fairchild C-119C-21-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 50-163 |
| Numéro de série: | 10481 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Cáceres ( España)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
The C-119C transport aircraft was en route from Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany to the U.S. via the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. An engine failed while on the flight leg to the Azores. The flight crew attempted to divert to Madrid, but they ran out of fuel. The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area.
Fuentes:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» ABC (Sevilla) 10 February 1954, p9
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 9 February 1954, p1
Fotos
accident date: 09-02-1954
type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
registration: 50-0163
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