ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69710
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin EB-57E Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4288 |
| MSN: | 390 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sawyer AFB (KSAW) |
Burnt out and written off,
Crashed on approach from south according to veteran statements through oral interviews.
Occupants lost in crash: Lieut. Robert Petrola (22 years old, pilot) of Oceanside, N.Y. and Major George Hughey (34 years old, copilot) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Sources:
- JF Baugher
-Multiple Sawyer AFB veteran statements through oral interviews
-Occupants sourced from New York Times, December 20, 1974, page 43 "Two Pilots Identified"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2012 06:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2013 09:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2023 18:44 | tylersabo | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2023 13:46 | tylersabo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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