Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Oct 27, 1972 (5 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on October 27, 1972 near Aulan Drôme, France with 5 fatalities.
- Date: October 27, 1972
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Aulan Drôme, France
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF Flying Boxcar on a long transit flight from Lockbourne to Amman with several stops struck a mountain slope near Aulan in the Drome region of France. The crew had drifted off track in stormy weather, and all five crew members died. The archive cites navigation error, which is not an official finding.