Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 2 November 1950 |
Type: | Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 49-189 |
MSN: | 10426 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Bridgeport, AL ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft operated on a ferry flight. The flight was unable to land in a blinding rainstorm at their destination. The crew decided to bailed out of their C-119C near Brandwood, Nashville, Tennessee. The aircraft continued for 100 miles and crashed near Bridgeport, Alabama.
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» San Bernardino Sun 3 November 1950, p27
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.