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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 1968 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-5178 |
| MSN: | 43588 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 80 km NW of Recife, PE -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP) |
| Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF) |
Flew into a 1890 feet high hill during descent.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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