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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 1958 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Douglas RB-66B Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Azores -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | South Carolina |
| Azores |
Ditched. Two crew picked up from norwegian freighter and one from a raft by portuguese ship.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindiator 18 July 1958, p2
St. Petersburg Times 18 July 1958, p10A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2011 01:14 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
| 11-Jan-2012 09:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:23 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2022 19:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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