Status: | |
Datum: | Mittwoch 24 Mai 1961 |
Zeit: | 02:33 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 51-174 |
Werknummer: | 43508 |
Baujahr: | |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 12 / Insassen: 16 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 18 / Insassen: 22 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | S of Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), USA |
Flug nach: | Lawton Municipal Airport, OK (LAW/KLAW), USA |
Unfallbericht:The C-124 transport plane was returning men who had participated in Exercise Lava Plains at Yakima, WA. It carried an additional truck, jeep and two trailers.
The airplane crashed shortly after takeoff.
Informationsquelle:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
»
The Spokesman-Review - May 24, 1961
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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 Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA to Lawton Municipal Airport, OK as the crow flies is 2426 km (1516 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.