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| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8021 |
| MSN: | 10764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
Veered into a snowbank after engine failure on take-off and forward fuselage sheared off. Crew escaped without serious injuries.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 5 February 1958, p4
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