Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 April 1955
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-2645
Location: 15 km SE of Moulins –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A flight crew experienced an engine failure, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent landing.A flight crew experienced an engine failure, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent landing.
Description
Crew bailed out after engine failure.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6XRMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SzEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3353%2C4898215http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6XRMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SzEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3353%2C4898215Primary Cause
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