51-8165

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Safety history

  • August 23, 1955Accident

    Shortly after a night takeoff at Charleston Airport, while climbing, one of the engine caught fire and exploded. The airplane lost height and crashed in flames onto several houses located in a residential area, some 1,7 mile from the airfield. Six crew members were seriously injured while five others were killed.

    Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar · 9 fatalities