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| Date: | Wednesday 20 November 1963 |
| Time: | 10:32 |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2F |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-6683 |
| MSN: | 350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 mi NW of Key West, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barksdale AFB, LA |
| Barksdale AFB, LA |
The WU-2 reconnaissance plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on its return from a misson over Cuba. Radar contact lost 10:32 EST and oil slick found a few minutes later. Pilot Capt Joe G. Hyde, Jr (33) was not in the cockpit when the wreckage found on the bottom of the ocean. Search abandoned 27 NOV.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 21 November 1963, p10A/22 November 1963, p1+7/29 November 1963, p2B
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2013 15:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-May-2013 15:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-May-2013 10:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2015 19:58 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 18-Aug-2016 12:31 | mohamedAli | Updated [Time, ] |
| 13-Jun-2021 07:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2021 07:52 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Jun-2021 08:06 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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