Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 14 March 1954 |
Type: | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 52-5908 |
MSN: | 11087 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Fort Benning-Lawson AFB, GA (LSF) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Eight C-119 transport planes were damaged when a tornado struck Lawson Air Force Base. 52-5908 flipped on its back onto destroyed hangar.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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San Bernardino Sun 15 March 1954, p1+4» Santa Cruz Sentinel 16 March 1954, p1
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.