ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226111
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| Date: | Friday 20 May 1955 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119 Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | off Tunisian coast -
 Tunisia
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three american crew parachuted into the sea and rescued after one engine of their military plane caught fire. The airplane landed at El-Aouina.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 22 May 1955, pA22
L'Echo d'Oran 22 May 1955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2019 20:40 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jun-2020 13:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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