ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138243
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| Date: | Monday 14 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas RB-66B Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | 10th TRWg /19th TRSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 54-422 |
| MSN: | 44722 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles from RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk (EGUP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
USAF Douglas RB-66B-DL Destroyer, 54-0422, of the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 19th TRS, crashed in an open field four miles from RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, UK, while making a blind landing as part of a routine training flight.
The aircraft was receiving flight instructions from the radar control tower at Sculthorpe. Although the weather was good, the jet was operating under simulated blackout conditions. All three crew were killed:
1st Lt Robert B. Handcock (navigator)
Captain Roger E. Taylor (pilot)
T/Sgt Bernard M. Valencia (gunner)
Sources:
1. Chicago Tribune Press Service, "Crash in Britain Kills 3 U.S. Airmen", The Washington Post and Times Herald, Washington, D.C., Tuesday 15 April 1958, Volume 81, Number 131, page A10
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214928/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/B-66.html
4. http://www.pmkc.com/B66/Dedication%20Program.pub.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1955%E2%80%9359)#1958
6. http://www.thewebfairy.com/911/boeing/Douglas.Production.List_files/Douglas.Production.List.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2011 06:05 | ThW | Added |
| 26-Sep-2011 23:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2013 04:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 19:24 | DB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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