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Date: | Friday 18 April 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | Convair B-58A Hustler |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 61-2056 |
MSN: | 92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Danville, IL -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Bunker hill indiana |
Destination airport: | Rantoul illinois |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Destroyed; aircraft abandoned following suspected system anomalies.
The 3 airmen parachuted to safety and was taken to the crash site by a local farmer.
Main structure taken away,the smaller pieces pushed into the hole and covered.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/1969/19690418__61-2056_5505.jpeg)
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Apr-2013 09:57 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
09-Apr-2013 10:01 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
05-Nov-2019 18:05 |
Jimmy 2/505 |
Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo] |
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