Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 May 1953
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-8235
Location: near Hemsbach –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft wing of the lead C-119.Aircraft wing of the lead C-119.
Category: Accident
A formation of four C-119s was flying at an altitude of 5000 feet south of Frankfurt, Germany. A US Air Force Republic F-84E Thunderjet executed a sharp left turn in front of the lead C-119, causing it to crash into the aircraft’s right wing. The pilot ejected and landed safely by parachute. Both C-119 planes (51-8235 and 51-8241) were lost, resulting in eight crew fatalities and two parachuted personnel.A formation of four C-119s was flying at an altitude of 5000 feet south of Frankfurt, Germany. A US Air Force Republic F-84E Thunderjet executed a sharp left turn in front of the lead C-119, causing it to crash into the aircraft’s right wing. The pilot ejected and landed safely by parachute. Both C-119 planes (51-8235 and 51-8241) were lost, resulting in eight crew fatalities and two parachuted personnel.
Description
A formation of four C-119’s was flying at an altitude of 5000 feet to the south of Frankfurt, Germany. At the same time a US Air Force Republic F-84E Thunderjet (51-628) did a sharp left turn in front of the lead ship, took off the right wing of the lead ship and then crashed directly into the aircraft flying the right wing of the lead aircraft. The F-84 pilot ejected and landed safely by parachute. Both C-119 planes (51-8235 and 51-8241) were lost with eight crew killed and two parachuted so safety. It has not been confirmed if these survivors came from 51-8235 or 51-8241.
Primary Cause
Sharp left turn by the US Air Force F-84E Thunderjet.Sharp left turn by the US Air Force F-84E Thunderjet.Share on:
