Narrative:
The aircraft crashed and burned on a test flight after overhaul. All three civilian crew members were killed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 February 1959 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 48-0346 |
| MSN: | 10328 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2,4 km (1.5 mls) S of Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America |
| Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America |
The aircraft crashed and burned on a test flight after overhaul. All three civilian crew members were killed.
Sources:
» Pitsburgh Post-Gazette 6 February 1959, p1Photos
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