ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263708
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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1954 |
| Time: | Approx 1300 |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19 Bird Dog |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | White Sands Proving Grounds, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Condron Field, New Mexico |
| Condron Field, New Mexico | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
US Army L-19 observation aircraft was participating in Nike Missile testing/recovery operations and crashed in Nike Area 3 of the White Sands Proving Grounds (now White Sands Missile Range) approximately 10 miles from the Headquarters Building. Both pilot (2nd Lieutenant Bruce R. Campbell of Larchmont NY) and observer (2nd Lieutenant George W. Withers of Spencer NC) were killed.
Sources:
The "Wind and Sand" (White Sands Proving Ground base newspaper) December 10, 1954, Volume V, No. 37.
Also, time of crash is indicated from an article in The Greenville News, Greenville SC, December 5, 1954, page 8.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2021 05:39 | ritchij | Added |
| 21-Jan-2022 15:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Embed code] |
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