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| Date: | Sunday 19 June 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0993 |
| MSN: | 43902 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4,5 km W of Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) -
 Suriname
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Charleston AFB, SC (CHS/KCHS) |
| Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP) |
The aircraft flew into trees while on final approach in poor weather. The airplane was approaching Paramaribo (PBM) in Suriname for a refueling stop on its way to Recife, Brazil.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
The Evening Independent - Jun 20, 1960
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