Accident Convair B-58A Hustler 55-0669,
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Date:Tuesday 27 October 1959
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic hust model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair B-58A Hustler
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-0669
MSN: 10
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Hattiesburg, MS -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed due to loss of control during normal flight, about one hour after take-off for a test flight. Civil crew from Convair Aircraft Corporation.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
Toledo Blade 28 October 1959, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2013 08:38 Uli Elch Added
28-Oct-2017 20:09 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
08-Nov-2017 22:18 TB Updated [Nature, Narrative]

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