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| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1961 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: | Douglas RB-66B Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-430 |
| MSN: | 44730 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury (EGWZ) |
| Vliehors, Netherlands |
Lost over North Sea on flight from RAF Alconbury, during a "Royal Flush" mission, which included flare-dropping at the Vliehors Ranges, Netherlands. 3 crew missing, presumed dead.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
http://www.geocities.ws/cornfield12000/accidents.html
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?77600-RB-66-Crashes-information-required
http://www.vlieland-info.nl/Klu.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2011 06:14 | ThW | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2011 00:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2013 12:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2013 12:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 04-Jan-2017 19:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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