Narrative:
A Flying Boxcar transport plane was en route from Quonset Point NAS to Argentia NAS with 5000 pounds of cargo when it diverted to Sydney Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada in dense fog with one engine on fire. The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway and fell nose-down in a ravine of heavy mud.
» Oakland Tribune April 16,1955
» AAIR
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 15 April 1955 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (R4Q-2) |
| Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 131681 |
| MSN: | 10848 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sydney Airport, NS ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU), United States of America |
| Argentia NAS, NL (NWP), Canada |
A Flying Boxcar transport plane was en route from Quonset Point NAS to Argentia NAS with 5000 pounds of cargo when it diverted to Sydney Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada in dense fog with one engine on fire. The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway and fell nose-down in a ravine of heavy mud.
Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 16 April 1955, p6» Oakland Tribune April 16,1955
» AAIR
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Quonset Point NAS, RI to Argentia NAS, NL as the crow flies is 1507 km (942 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Quonset Point NAS, RI to Argentia NAS, NL as the crow flies is 1507 km (942 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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