Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Dec 6, 1954, Ashiya...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on December 6, 1954 near Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: An engine failed shortly after...
- Date: December 6, 1954
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failed shortly after takeoff.
A USAF Fairchild Flying Boxcar lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Ashiya Air Base. It stalled while climbing and came down in the sea about 9 km north of the airfield. All occupants were rescued, but the aircraft sank and was lost.