Accident Fairchild C-119C-15-FA Flying Boxcar 49-169,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335778
 

Date:Thursday 27 September 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-119C-15-FA Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 49-169
MSN: 10406
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Tachikawa Air Base -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ashiya Air Base (RJFA)
Destination airport:Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC)
Narrative:
Crashed into mountainous area. It operated with the 314th Troop Carrier Wing.

Sources:

Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD)
Toledo Blade 28 September 1951, p1
San Bernardino Sun 29 September 1951, p3

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