ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182192
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Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1956 |
Time: | evening |
Type: | balloon |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 600 mi E of Hawaii -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Hawaii |
Destination airport: | Japan |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Huge weather balloon lost in Pacific Ocean on test flight to Japan via Jetstream. Last radio contact 18:05.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02979/6j Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Dec-2015 08:56 |
TB |
Added |
15-Jun-2023 03:38 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |
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