49-0149
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- May 6, 1954Accident
The crew, James B. McGovern Jr. and Wallace A. Buford, were engaged in a supply mission to the French Army Forced in Ðiện Biên Phủ, carrying a load of artillery pieced. Enroute, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire and one of the engine was lost. The crew decided to return to Hải Phòng-Catbi Airport but the aircraft lost height until it struck a ridge and crashed. Both crew members were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by enemy fire.