Narrative:
A C-119 transport plane, attached to the USAF 77 TCSQ, 435 TCWG, crashed during a training flight out of Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC). One engine had reportedly failed and all four aboard had bailed out.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 February 1960 |
| Type: |  Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8105 |
| MSN: | KMC-108 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Liberty, SC ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH), United States of America |
| Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH), United States of America |
A C-119 transport plane, attached to the USAF 77 TCSQ, 435 TCWG, crashed during a training flight out of Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC). One engine had reportedly failed and all four aboard had bailed out.
Sources:
» The Evening Independent - Feb 28, 1960Photos
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