Narrative:
Crashed during takeoff in strong crosswind.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 1955 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 50-097 |
| MSN: | 43235 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 13 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 56 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 69 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM (ABQ) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM (KIKR), United States of America |
| Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV), United States of America |
Crashed during takeoff in strong crosswind.
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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 Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 978 km (611 miles).
Distance from Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 978 km (611 miles).
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