Crash of a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II at Spangdahlem AFB

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1961
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Operator:
Registration:
52-0969
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
43878
YOM:
1952
Location:
Spangdahlem AFB
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Spangdahlem AFB, the four engine aircraft was too low, hi trees, lost height and crashed onto the runway. All 15 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It is reported the accident was the consequence of a wrong altimeter setting.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A-8-LM Hercules in Triel-sur-Seine: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
56-0526
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Evreux – Spangdahlem
MSN:
3134
YOM:
1957
Location:
Triel-sur-Seine
Yvelines
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While approaching Pairs, the four engine aircraft collided with a French Air Force Dassault Mystère IV. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Triel-sur-Seine, west of Paris. All seven crew members in both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.
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