Narrative:
A flight of nine USAF planes departed Echterdingen on a training mission with troops. Initial reports said that one C-119 developed engine trouble at an altitude of 4,000 feet. The plane lost altitude momentarily, then pulled up abruptly, striking another C-119 aircraft in the formation. Both Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcars (53-3222 and 53-7841) crashed.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 10 August 1955 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-7841 |
| MSN: | 11258 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-3350 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Edelweiler ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS), Germany |
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A flight of nine USAF planes departed Echterdingen on a training mission with troops. Initial reports said that one C-119 developed engine trouble at an altitude of 4,000 feet. The plane lost altitude momentarily, then pulled up abruptly, striking another C-119 aircraft in the formation. Both Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcars (53-3222 and 53-7841) crashed.
Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
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