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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 1960 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Convair B-58A Hustler |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0667 |
| MSN: | 8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lubbock, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kirtland AFB, NM (16:10) |
| Fort Worth, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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