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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8273 |
| MSN: | 10821 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sint-Truiden -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane lost a propeller blade after which the engine tore off the wing. All seven occupants bailed out near Sint-Truiden.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Beaver Valley Times - Jun 21, 1954
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