Date: | Friday 6 December 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
Owner/operator: | Royal Norwegian Air Force - RNoAF |
Registration: | 12695/BW-E |
MSN: | 10684 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Røros Airport (RRS) -
Norway
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Røros Airport (RRS/ENRO) |
Narrative:The Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport plane, coded BW-E, came in too low while landing at Røros Airport (RRS), Norway. The left hand main gear struck the ground some 13 m short of the runway. The gear collapsed and the airplane the slid off the side of the runway.
Sources:
Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher Location
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