ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154911
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| Date: | Thursday 3 April 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair B-58A Hustler |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-2073 |
| MSN: | 109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rokeby (15 km S Lincoln AFB) NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Destroyed due to system failure during normal flight. Front latch of weapons pod broke causing nose of pod to drop making nose of aircraft pitch up. Left wing broke off while plane at 45degree up angle. All three crew ejected safely. I I remember right this was first time all three crew of any B-58 survived ejection.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
CS Nauman, brother of WSO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2013 09:18 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Apr-2013 09:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2022 05:58 | CSN | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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