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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1957 |
| Time: | 01:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-1021 |
| MSN: | 43930 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km NE of El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Savannah-Hunter AFB, GA (SVN/KSVN) |
| El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
Struck ground while on final approach in poor weather.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Miami Sunday News - Sep 1, 1957
Location
Images:
photo (c) adriennefo@sbcglobal.net; near El Paso-Biggs AAF, TX (BIF); 31 August 1957
photo (c) Grace Matz Dalzell; El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP); 31 August 1957
photo (c) Grace Matz Dalzell; El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP); 31 August 1957
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