Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jun 5, 1965 (9 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on June 5, 1965 near Acklins Island Acklins, Bahamas with 9 fatalities.
- Date: June 5, 1965
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Acklins Island Acklins, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
A United States Air Force Fairchild C119 Flying Boxcar left Homestead Air Force Base on the evening of June 5, 1965, bound for Cockburn Town with ten people on board, including a crew of five and five mechanics. The aircraft disappeared from radar over the Bahamas at night, and no distress call was received. Extensive searches found no trace of the aircraft or its occupants, and debris was later found on a beach on Acklins Island on July 18, 1965.