Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Mar 1, 1955 (3 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on March 1, 1955 near Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft lost control after its...
- Date: March 1, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft lost control after its right propeller malfunctioned.
A USAF Fairchild Flying Boxcar lost control a few minutes after takeoff from Ashiya AFB when its right propeller malfunctioned, and crashed into the sea about 33 km north of the airfield on 1 March 1955. Five crew members bailed out, and three were killed. The aircraft was lost.