ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182514
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38 Talon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 59-1599 |
| MSN: | N.5112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Point Jefferson, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA/Air Force Flight Test Center |
| Boeing Field, Seattle |
Wreckage and an oil slick were found in Puget Sound 800ft offshore off Point Jefferson 5 JAN. Crash killed Major General Irving Lewis "Twig" Branch (53), commander of Edwards AFB.
Sources:
Eureka (California) Humboldt Standard 1/4/1966, p. 12 "General Branch Feared Lost in Plane Crash"
Kingsport (Tennessee) Times 1/4/1966, p. 3 "Gen. Irving L. Branch Killed in Plane Crash"
https://wreckchasing.websitetoolbox.com/post/maj-gen-branch-t38-crash-4018743
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2015 12:07 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Dec-2016 20:33 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 19:20 | kolibriforensics | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2022 13:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2022 13:39 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2023 15:30 | J155 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
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