ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247618
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 April 1966 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  North American T-28D Nomad |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Range 77/Eglin AFB, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hurlburt Field, Florida |
| Hurlburt Field, Florida | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A North American T-28D Nomad fails to pull out of a dive during a routine dive-bombing and gunnery-training mission on Range 77 at Eglin AFB, Florida, about eight miles from the field, killing both crew. The wreckage is located in such a remotely wooded area that it takes more than an hour before news of the accident can be released that it had taken place. Dead are pilot Capt. Dennis L. Anderson, 30, of Guernsey, Wyoming, from the 3646th Pilot Training Wing, and co-pilot Capt. Hubert L. Blake, 28, of Garland, Texas, from 3651st Pilot Training Squadron. Both were TDY to the 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing. Cause of the crash is investigated, and in the meantime, all Tactical Air Warfare Center T-28s are grounded as a precautionary measure.
Sources:
Two AF Pilots Killed In Crash During Dive-Bombing Mission, Playground Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Thursday 7 April 1966, Vol. 20, No. 44, pages 1,2.
La Hambra Star 8 April 1966, pA3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2021 07:19 | Mark Sublette | Added |
| 09-Feb-2021 07:19 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 10-Feb-2021 09:50 | Mark Sublette | Updated [Time] |
| 30-Jul-2022 08:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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