Accident Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar 49-130,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335715
 

Date:Saturday 8 December 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 49-130
MSN: 10367
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Ashiya Air Base -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Ashiya Air Base (RJFA)
Narrative:
Crashed at sea. Three crew were killed, one was missing, and one was rescued.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
El Siglo de Torreón 8 December 1951, p4

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