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Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1971 |
Time: | |
Type: | Martin EB-57A Canberra |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 52-1490 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Great Salt Lake, west of Hill AFB, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Aircraft impacted Salt Lake, Aircraft written off total loss. Both crewmembers killed.
Pilot: Major Gerrit Van Vliet, 39
Navigator: Lt Col George LeGarde, 43
Sources:
Capt. R.H. Thompson, Organizational Maintenance Officer, 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron, OMS, 1970-72.
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/B-57.html Revision history:
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Wtmaster |
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18-Nov-2018 07:51 |
Wtmaster |
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14-May-2021 06:01 |
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29-Jul-2021 16:50 |
SavvyCat |
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