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Date: | Thursday 12 April 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Convair B-58A Hustler |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 59-2462 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Bunker Hill AFB, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Bunker Hill AFB, IN |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed shortly after take-off due to control system failure. Two bailed out succsessfully. Navigator died.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 13 April 1962, p1
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