Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jun 3, 1951 (7 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on June 3, 1951 near Inje Gangwon, South Korea with 7 fatalities. Cause: The cause was friendly fire from US...
- Date: June 3, 1951
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Inje Gangwon, South Korea
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was friendly fire from US artillery.
Two USAF C 119 transports were approaching the Inje drop zone with ammunition for an artillery battery when one aircraft was hit by US artillery fire on 3 June 1951. It lost control and collided with the second C 119, and both aircraft crashed. All occupants of both aircraft were killed.