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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 1966 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-5919 |
| MSN: | 11098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Jacksonville NAS, FL (NIP) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville NAS, FL (NIP/KNIP) |
The no. 1 engine caught fire after takeoff from Jacksonville. The fire spread and forced the evacuation of the plane in mid-air. All 30 paratroopers and four crew members parachuted to safety. The aircraft crashed in a swampy pasture.
The aircraft is said to have been operated by either the Air National Guard using a USAF reserve crew. The crew were awarded with Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Air Medal.
The aircraft was attacjed to 908 TCG, 435 TCWG USAF Reserve.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 13 September 1966, p2B
Miami Herald
Youngstown Vindicator 17 July 1966, p1
San Bernardino Sun 17 July 1966, 1
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