Narrative:
A fire broke out at McChord AFB, causing the destruction of two maintenance hangars. A Douglas C-118 (53-3263) and a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (52-1027) were destroyed. Two other planes, a Lockheed T-33 jet and a de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver were damaged.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 January 1957 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-118A (DC-6) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-3263 |
| MSN: | 44634/572 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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A fire broke out at McChord AFB, causing the destruction of two maintenance hangars. A Douglas C-118 (53-3263) and a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (52-1027) were destroyed. Two other planes, a Lockheed T-33 jet and a de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver were damaged.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fireDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Destruction at air base (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, 1957-01-16)Photos
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