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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 1966 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-6719 |
| MSN: | 386 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 km from Oruro -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barksdale AFB |
| Florida |
Missing. Found crashed at Pinani region. Cap Robert Hickman (32). Failure in the oxygen system, pilote become inconscious.
Sources:
El Litoral 30 July 1966, p2
Correio da Manhã 31 July 1966, p1
https://blackbirds.net/u2/u2local.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2015 16:39 | TB | Added |
| 20-Oct-2015 19:39 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2018 15:16 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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