Narrative:
Crashed and burned on ranch. Hit two telephone poles and broke apart.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 27 July 1956 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 50-159 |
| MSN: | 10477 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) SW of Federal, WY ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF/KOFF), United States of America |
| Mountain Home AFB, ID (MUO/KMUO), United States of America |
Crashed and burned on ranch. Hit two telephone poles and broke apart.
Sources:
» Madera Tribune 28 July 1956, p1Photos
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 Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE to Mountain Home AFB, ID as the crow flies is 1646 km (1029 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE to Mountain Home AFB, ID as the crow flies is 1646 km (1029 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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