Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, May 15, 1953 (2 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on May 15, 1953 near Weinheim Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: Mid-air collision during...
- Date: May 15, 1953
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Weinheim Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mid-air collision during formation exercise
This C-119 was hit in mid-air by another C-119 that had been struck by an F-84 Thunderjet during a formation exercise. The aircraft crashed in a field at Weinheim. Two crew members were killed and four were rescued.