ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182131
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1962 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-50J Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 622d ARSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 48-082 |
| MSN: | 15891 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of Kindley AFB, St. David's Island -
 Bermuda
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kindley AFB, Bermuda |
| Kindley AFB, Bermuda | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This aircraft was orginially built as B-50D-85-BO, but later converted to KB-50J aerial refuelling aircraft.
Blew up in midair during landing approach of Kindley AFB.
Sources:
1. La Nacion 10 February 1962, p12
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2015 20:56 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Dec-2016 19:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2020 10:56 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:05 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2021 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 14-May-2022 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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