| Date: | Thursday 28 November 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0995 |
| MSN: | 43904 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km from Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base (MJI/HLLM) |
| Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) |
Descended into a hillside while on approach to Ankara in poor visibility conditions.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Nov 29, 1957
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