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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 48-342 |
| MSN: | 10324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12,9 km W of El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| El Paso-Biggs AAF, TX (BIF/KBIF) |
The aircraft operated on a flight from Florida to El Paso. A gear-up forced landing was made along a Highway after the starboard engine failed. Two occupants were injured.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Bonham Daily Favorite 16 July 1951, p1
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