ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335865
Date: | Sunday 3 June 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 48-350 |
MSN: | 10332 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | 4,5 km NE of Inje -
South Korea
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative: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) Location
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