ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330348
| Date: | Friday 27 October 1972 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-5936 |
| MSN: | 11115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Col du Devès, Roynac, Drôme -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (Y-80) Air Base (WIE/ETOU) |
| Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML) |
The C-119 Flying Boxcar departed Columbus-Lockbourne AFB, OH (LCK) on a ferry flight to Amman, Jordan. Refueling stops were made in Labrador, Canada, Iceland and Wiesbaden. The airplane departed Wiesbaden, Germany at 08:48, heading for Marseille, France. The airplane crashed in stormy weather.
Sources:
Drames aeriens dans le departement de la Drôme
Aérosteles : Lieux de mémoire aéronautique
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