1955 Altensteig mid-air collision
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The Altensteig mid-air collision occurred on 11 August 1955 when two United States Air Force Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcars collided and crashed three miles from Altensteig in West Germany.[1] The aircraft were part of a formation of nine C-119s flying a training mission from Stuttgart-Echterdingen airfield, West Germany with troops from the United States Seventh Army.[1] With all 66 on board both aircraft killed, it was, at the time, the deadliest air crash in Germany.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 11 August 1955 (1955-08-11) |
Summary | Mid-air collision |
Site | Near Altensteig, West Germany |
Total fatalities | 66 |
Total survivors | 0 |
First aircraft | |
Type | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
Operator | United States Air Force |
Registration | 53-3222 |
Flight origin | Stuttgart Airport |
Destination | Stuttgart Airport |
Passengers | 14 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 19 |
Survivors | 0 |
Second aircraft | |
Type | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
Operator | United States Air Force |
Registration | 53-7841 |
Flight origin | Stuttgart Airport |
Destination | Stuttgart Airport |
Passengers | 41 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 47 |
Survivors | 0 |
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