Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, May 6, 1954 (2 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on May 6, 1954 near Ban Sot Bolikhamxai Province, Laos with 2 fatalities. Cause: Enemy ground fire damaged the...
- Date: May 6, 1954
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Ban Sot Bolikhamxai Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Enemy ground fire damaged the aircraft and one engine was lost.
A Civil Air Transport Fairchild Flying Boxcar flying an artillery supply mission to the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu was hit by ground fire and lost an engine. While trying to return to Haiphong it lost height, struck a ridge and crashed in Laos, killing both crew.