Accident Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar 51-2665,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334916
 

Date:Friday 1 April 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-2665
MSN: 10654
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:3 km E of Lapine, AL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The C-119 lost control during a training flight. All six crew men bailed out at 4000 feet. The airplane crashed into a heavily wooded area.

Sources:

Spokane Daily Chronicle - Apr 1, 1955

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