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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C-12-FA Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-123 |
| MSN: | 10360 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 4,5 km NE of Inje -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two C-119s (49-0123 and 48-0350) were approaching to make an air drop of ammo for an artillery battery when one of the planes was fired at by a U.S. artillery piece. One C-119 was hit in the tail, lost control and collided with the other plane. Both crashed.
Sources:
Thomas Brügge
Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)
San Bernardino Sun 4 June 1951, p1
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