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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing QB-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 3205th Drone Director Gp USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Eglin AFB (KVPS), FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Duke Field AFB (KEGI) Florida |
| Duke Field AFB (KEGI) FL |
Following a diversion to Eglin AFB due to weather conditions, the remote controlled plane, when landing, veered off the runway onto the State 85 Parkway Road, killing two people in cars, injuring others.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org - List of aircraft accidents at Eglin AF Base
Playground Daily News (Fort Walton Beach Florida) volume 16, number 271, 20th August 1963. p1.
https://www.facebook.com - Northwest Florida Librarian 17th July 2013 - Playground News 20th August 1963
Toledo Blade 20 August 1963, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2020 19:54 | Peter Clake | Added |
| 12-Jul-2020 20:52 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2021 12:02 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, ] |
| 25-Jul-2021 12:11 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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