Huntley in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
C-119 "Flying Box Car" Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2024
1. C-119 "Flying Box Car" Marker
The Nine Military men killed and Seven seriously injured when a C-119 "Flying Box Car," crashed 10 miles East of Billings, Montana on November 18, 1952 while enroute from Great Falls, Montana to Denver, Colorado. With the help of residents of Shepherd and Huntley, Seven members of the Military aboard the flight survived.
Killed were: Maj. L.L. Withers Capt. H. Manning Capt. Daniel H. Rush Lt. O.D. Eckstein Lt. R.W. Johnson A/1C D.O. Halland A/2C James F. Harvey A/3C Lawrence E. Finch
Seriously Injured: Col. W.E. Shuttles Maj. J. Severance Capt. W.R. Richard S/Sgt J.P. Snow S/Sgt H. Dillion R.A.F. Dudley Mills R.A.F. John Downs
Erected by American Legion Post 119, Billings, Montana.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is November 18, 1952.
Location. 45° 53.716′ N, 108° 18.541′ W. Marker is in Huntley, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It is on Northern Avenue just east of Shopis Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located
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Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Yellowstone Country and in Greater Billings. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoover Potato Digger (approx. 3.9 miles away); Osborn Schoolhouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); William Fricke's Carpenter Shop (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Ruth Dredger (approx. 3.9 miles away); Little Yankee Road Grader (approx. 3.9 miles away); Welcome to the Huntley Project Museum (approx. 3.9 miles away); 1910 Homestead House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Volga Germans on the Huntley Project (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntley.
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2024
2. C-119 "Flying Box Car" Memorial
Looking south from Northern Avenue; the marker is mounted on the base of the flag pole.
1. Fairchild C-119C-25-FA Flying Boxcar Crash (Aviation Safety Network).
Monday 17 November 1952, 14:20. A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Billings, MT. Eight occupants were killed, eight survived. The airplane was en route from Edmonton to Denver when it developed engine problems. At 9000 feet a propeller failed, puncturing the fuselage. Vibrations caused the no. 1 engine to break loose from its mountings. The pilot carried out a crash-landing and the C-119 bounced across a ditch before coming to rest in a muddy field.(Submitted on August 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. St. Petersburg Times - Nov 18, 1952: Associated Press Article. (Submitted on August 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 had been built.(Submitted on August 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
