Accident Martin B-57B Canberra 53-3907, Wednesday 3 June 1959
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Date:Wednesday 3 June 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-57B Canberra
Owner/operator:USAF - 90th Bombardment Squadron
Registration: 53-3907
MSN: 251
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Johnson AB (Iruma) -   Japan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Veered off the runway and crashed.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 4 June 1959, p1
USAF individual aircraft record card

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2013 08:47 Uli Elch Added
24-Aug-2013 08:54 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, ]
06-Dec-2016 14:27 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn, ]
29-Nov-2017 19:47 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Jun-2025 17:34 phlamberts Updated [Operator, Source, ]

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