Incident Convair B-58A Hustler 61-2056,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154912
 
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Date:Friday 18 April 1969
Time:
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: 61-2056
MSN: 92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Danville, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bunker hill indiana
Destination airport:Rantoul illinois
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed; aircraft abandoned following suspected system anomalies.
The 3 airmen parachuted to safety and was taken to the crash site by a local farmer.
Main structure taken away,the smaller pieces pushed into the hole and covered.

Sources:

- JF Baugher

Images:


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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2013 09:57 Uli Elch Added
09-Apr-2013 10:01 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Narrative]
05-Nov-2019 18:05 Jimmy 2/505 Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo]

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