Accident Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 54-432, Friday 3 July 1959
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Date:Friday 3 July 1959
Time:
Type:Douglas RB-66B Destroyer
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 54-432
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Löhndorf/Sinzig -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wiesbaden-Erbenheim
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Crew bailed out. Stationed at Spangahlem AB.

Sources:

Pittsburg Post-Gazette 4 July 1959, p17
Schulchronik Bad Bodendorf
Honnefer Volkszeitung 4 July 1959, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2017 09:18 TB Added
28-Oct-2019 20:23 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Departure airport, ]
28-Oct-2019 20:24 Uli Elch Updated [Location, ]
16-May-2022 19:47 TB Updated [Location, ]
22-May-2025 08:18 TB Updated [Location, Source, ]
22-May-2025 08:19 TB Updated [Narrative, ]

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