Accident Convair B-58A Hustler 59-2459,
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Date:Monday 5 March 1962
Time:21:30
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: 59-2459
MSN: 62
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Carswell AFB, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Carswell AFB, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed due to mechanical failure of flight control system.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
The Victory Advocat 6 March 1962, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2013 09:17 Uli Elch Added
09-Apr-2013 09:26 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative]
16-May-2021 17:02 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Jan-2022 15:00 Cobar Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative]

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