Accident Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar 51-8105, Saturday 27 February 1960
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Date:Saturday 27 February 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-8105
MSN: KMC-108
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Liberty, SC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH)
Destination airport:Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH)
Narrative:
A C-119 transport plane, attached to the USAF 77 TCSQ, 435 TCWG, crashed during a training flight out of Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC). One engine had reportedly failed and all four aboard had bailed out.

Sources:

The Evening Independent - Feb 28, 1960

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