Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Nov 14, 1952 (44 killed)

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on November 14, 1952 near Seongnam AFB (Seoul) Gyeonggi, South Korea with 44 fatalities.

A USAF C-119C descending to Seongnam AFB in marginal weather struck treetops and crashed in wooded mountainous terrain about 30 km east of Seoul. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. All 44 occupants were killed.

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