Incident Overview
Date: Monday 19 March 1956
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 22124
Location: Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC (YUL) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: C-119 Boxcar and four DC-4M North StarsC-119 Boxcar and four DC-4M North Stars
Category: Other
A catastrophic fire at RCAF Station Lachine resulted in the loss of Boxcar 22124, a C-119 and four DC-4M North Stars. Strong winds rapidly spread the fire to adjacent maintenance bays, leading to the complete destruction of the hangar and the aircraft.A catastrophic fire at RCAF Station Lachine resulted in the loss of Boxcar 22124, a C-119 and four DC-4M North Stars. Strong winds rapidly spread the fire to adjacent maintenance bays, leading to the complete destruction of the hangar and the aircraft.
Description
Flying Boxcar 22124 was lost in a hangar fire at RCAF Station Lachine, QC, co-located with Montreal-Dorval International Airport. There was an explosion in the “A” bay of the large hangar. Strong winds quickly carried the fire to the other three maintenance bays. Ground crews managed to move a C-119 Boxcar and four DC-4M North Stars out of the hangar. Unfortunately, the hangar was totally destroyed along with C-119 22124 and North Star 17513. A neighbouring Trans-Canada Airlines hangar was saved.
Source of Information
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/video/hangar-engulfed-in-flames-at-rcaf-station-lachine-located-news-footage/1073250140https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/video/hangar-engulfed-in-flames-at-rcaf-station-lachine-located-news-footage/1073250140Primary Cause
Explosion in the ‘A’ bay of the large hangar.Explosion in the ‘A’ bay of the large hangar.Share on:
