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| Date: | Friday 27 November 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C-26-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2621 |
| MSN: | 10610 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km NE of Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA) |
| Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO) |
Structural failure and crashed in flames in the Choisy-le-Roi neighbourhood of Paris, France.
The airplane was being ferried from Dover, Delaware, USA to Frankfurt, Germany with en route stops at the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly.
It appeared the rear clam shell doors departed the aircraft striking the horizontal stabilizer, causing a catastrophic failure of the empennage.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator - Nov 27, 1953
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2024 12:41 | pointis | Updated |
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