Accident Kaiser-Frazer C-119F Flying Boxcar 51-8133,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335112
 

Date:Saturday 17 April 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Kaiser-Frazer C-119F Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-8133
MSN: KMC-136
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
A C-119F transport plane sustained substantial damage in a taxi accident at Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM). The airplane was undergoing modifications and a test crew was making a fast practice taxi run when they lost control.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Times Daily - Apr 18, 1954

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