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| Date: | Thursday 27 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C-17-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-195 |
| MSN: | 10432 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgeport, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Falls-Sheppard AFB, TX (SPS/KSPS) |
| Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFW) |
An Air Force C-119 (49-0195) en route from Sheppard AFB, TX (SPS) to Carswell AFB, TX (FWH) collided in midair with a C-124C Globemaster II 52-0981. The Globemaster was on a flight from Kelly AFB, TX (SKF) to Tinker AFB, OK (TIK).The C-124 was on a north-north-easterly heading flying at its properly assigned altitude of 7,000 ft (2,100 m); the C-119 was on a southeasterly heading, and the crew had been instructed to fly at 6,000 ft (1,800 m), but their aircraft was not flying at this altitude when the collision occurred
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe BaugherWikipedia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2025 12:16 | Niemann | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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