Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jan 11, 1955 (2 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on January 11, 1955 near Sewart AFB (Smyrna) Tennessee, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure...
- Date: January 11, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Sewart AFB (Smyrna) Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure during initial climb
A USAF Fairchild C-119 (serial 52-5949) carrying 35 paratroopers lost an engine, which burst into flames, shortly after takeoff from Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee, on 11 January 1955. The 35 paratroopers and three crewmen parachuted to safety, and the aircraft crashed in a field about five miles northeast of the base. The pilot and co-pilot were killed.