Airplane Crash - Near Markt Schwaben, West Germany 05/22/1962
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Markt Schwaben, West Germany
| Date | 05/22/1962 |
| Time | 11:40 |
| Location | Near Markt Schwaben, West Germany |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Navy |
| Type | Lockheed C121J |
| Registration | 131390 |
| Cn/In | 4310 |
| Aboard | 26 |
| Fatalities | 26 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | After departing Rhein-Main Air Base, the pilot sent a distress message requesting an emergency landing. Soon after, the aircraft disintegrated losing it's left wing. Some sort of undetermined emergency led to explosive decompression which led to the destruction of the plane. |
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