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| Date: | Tuesday 16 October 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-57C Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron |
| Registration: | 53-3826 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bass Strait off Lorne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Laverton AB, VIC |
Crashed into the sea. 1°Lt Harold Sprague (27) and 1°Lt Bobby Edward Galbrecht (26).
Despite being assigned to an atmospheric sampling unit, the aircraft was still registered as a B-57C; it may have been assigned to 57th WRS as a crew trainer. Anyway, the WB-57C designation was only adopted for atmospheric sampling RB-57C's on 31.03.72
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 17 October 1962, p2
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/B-57.html
USAF individual aircraft record card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2021 19:25 | TB | Added |
| 14-May-2021 05:54 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 28-May-2024 13:00 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 09:07 | phlamberts | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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