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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1958 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Douglas RB-66B Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-535 |
| MSN: | 44835 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Spangdahlem AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Undershooting runway during return from a night routine flight. Crashed a few kms northern of the airfield and burst into flames.
Sources:
https://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/B-66.html
Borkener Zeitung 12 December 1958, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2021 07:32 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2021 18:17 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2025 13:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2025 13:37 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 09:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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