Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Mar 11, 1953, Daejeo...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on March 11, 1953 near Daejeon Daejeon, South Korea with no fatalities. Cause: The left engine exploded in flight..
- Date: March 11, 1953
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Daejeon Daejeon, South Korea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The left engine exploded in flight.
A USAF C 119 on a cargo flight from Japan to Seoul lost its left engine, which exploded and broke away from its mount over the Daejeon area. The four crew bailed out unhurt, and the aircraft crashed about 10 km southeast of Daejeon and was destroyed.