Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Nov 27, 1953 (6 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on November 27, 1953 near Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France with 6 fatalities.
- Date: November 27, 1953
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAF C 119 on a ferry flight from Dover, Delaware, to Frankfurt crashed in flames at Choisy le Roi while on final approach to Paris Orly, less than four km short of the runway threshold. All six crew were killed.