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Date: | Sunday 14 February 1954 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 51-2549 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Matsue, Shimane -
Japan
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Miho AB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Landing gear struck the roof of the locomotive of a driving cargo train on approach and tearing off. Aircraft continued and made a landing without wheels.
Sources:
O Estado de S.Paulo 16 February 1954, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Sep-2021 18:50 |
TB |
Added |
11-Nov-2021 19:38 |
TB |
Updated [Destination airport] |