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| Date: | Thursday 8 September 1960 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Boeing WB-50D Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 56th WRSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 48-122 |
| MSN: | 16003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi E of Ishikawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yokota AB, Japan |
| Ishikawa |
Meteorology observation airplane crashed and burned on montainside about one hour after take off.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8 September 1960, p1
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
http://www.awra.us/gallery-may05.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2015 17:55 | TB | Added |
| 19-Nov-2017 10:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2020 17:31 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:43 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 24-May-2021 06:17 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2021 06:18 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
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