Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crash, Mar 27, 1958 (15 killed)
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II accident on March 27, 1958 near Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Texas, United States with 15 fatalities. Cause: Mid...
- Date: March 27, 1958
- Aircraft: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
- Location: Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mid air collision in poor visibility; the C 119 was not flying at the altitude it had been assigned.
A USAF C 124C Globemaster II collided in mid air with a USAF C 119 Flying Boxcar near Bridgeport, Texas, on 27 March 1958 in poor visibility, and both aircraft crashed in a field. All 18 people aboard the two aircraft were killed.