Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 January 1957
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-118A (DC-6)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 53-3263
Location: Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Maintenance hangars and aircraft (T-33 and L-20 Beaver)Maintenance hangars and aircraft (T-33 and L-20 Beaver)
Category: Other
A fire occurred at McChord AFB, resulting in the destruction of two maintenance hangars and damage to two other aircraft ? a Lockheed T-33 jet and a de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver.A fire occurred at McChord AFB, resulting in the destruction of two maintenance hangars and damage to two other aircraft ? a Lockheed T-33 jet and a de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver.
Description
A fire broke out at McChord AFB, causing the destruction of two maintenance hangars. A Douglas C-118 (53-3263) and a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (52-1027) were destroyed. Two other planes, a Lockheed T-33 jet and a de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver were damaged.
Primary Cause
Unknown ? Fire incident.Unknown ? Fire incident.Share on:
