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Date: | Wednesday 8 May 1957 |
Time: | 08:50 |
Type: | Boeing KB-50 |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 100 mi SW of Tokyo -
Japan
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Izu. Three bailed out and picked up by Japanese fishing and ferry boats. Five missing.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 8 May 1957, p8
Youngstown Vindicator 9 May 1957, p16
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Apr-2019 14:43 |
TB |
Added |
31-May-2019 21:17 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
28-Jul-2021 13:58 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Narrative] |