ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335398
| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-160 |
| MSN: | 10397 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km SE of Daejeon -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The left hand engine of the C-119C transport plane broke off following an explosion. The four crew members bailed out safely.
The airplane was en route from Japan to Seoul, South Korea.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Tuscaloosa News - Mar 11, 1953
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