Narrative:
Inflight fire: crashed at sea.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 1958 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-1081 |
| MSN: | 43990 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 56 km (35 mls) W off Guam-Agana NAS (NGM) ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guam-Agana NAS (NGM), Guam |
| Angeles City-Clark Air Base (CRK/RPMK), Philippines |
Inflight fire: crashed at sea.
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Distance from Guam-Agana NAS to Angeles City-Clark Air Base as the crow flies is 2602 km (1626 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Guam-Agana NAS to Angeles City-Clark Air Base as the crow flies is 2602 km (1626 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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