Accident Northrop T-38A Talon 61-0939, Tuesday 13 August 1963
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Date:Tuesday 13 August 1963
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 61-0939
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rattlesnake Canyon 4.5 miles SSE Klondyke, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Williams AFB, AZ
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on night routine training flight. 2°Lt Kenneth W. Cargile (22).

Sources:

The Cronical (Pascagoula, Mississippi) 14 AUG 1963, p1
Joe Baugher 1961
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF56_Years60-69.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2022 21:15 TB Added
14-Nov-2023 14:20 J155 Updated [Registration, Source]
16-Jun-2024 11:25 Cobar Updated [Location, Phase, Source]

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