Accident Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 51-8026,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334605
 
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Date:Friday 26 October 1956
Time:15:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-8026
MSN: 10769
Engine model:Wright R-3350
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:11 km N of Newburg, PA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY/KMQY)
Destination airport:Harrisburg-Olmsted AFB, PA (MDT/KMDT)
Narrative:
The C-119 flew into the side of a mountain and caught fire.

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