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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1954 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2679 |
| MSN: | 10668 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB) |
| Louisville-Godman AFB, KY |
Crashed on takeoff after engine failure. Aircraft hit Army building of Fort Bragg and crash-landed on a parade field. Two soldiers died inside the Army mess hall and five others were injured.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Sarasota Journal - Mar 30, 1954
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Mar 31, 1954
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