Accident Convair B-58A Hustler 55-0667,
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Date:Saturday 4 June 1960
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic hust model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair B-58A Hustler
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-0667
MSN: 8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Lubbock, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Kirtland AFB, NM (16:10)
Destination airport:Fort Worth, TX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed due to loss of control during normal flight. Three civil crew bailed out but killed when open parachutes dragged through rugget terrain in high winds.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
The Victoria Advocat 6 June 1960, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2013 08:35 Uli Elch Added
22-May-2021 06:27 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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