Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, May 15, 1953 (6 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on May 15, 1953 near Weinheim Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 6 fatalities. Cause: Mid-air collision during...
- Date: May 15, 1953
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Weinheim Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mid-air collision during formation exercise
During a combined formation exercise near Frankfurt, this C-119 was struck in mid-air by an F-84 Thunderjet at about 5,000 feet. Both aircraft then dove into a second C-119 and crashed in a field at Weinheim. All six crew of this aircraft were killed.