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| Date: | Friday 3 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin EB-57E Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron |
| Registration: | 55-4296 |
| MSN: | 398 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles NW of Ventura, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Oxnard AFB, CA |
Crashed into a mountain
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19630505.1.12&srpos=1&e=04-05-1963-31-12-1965--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Hansch------USAF individual aircraft record card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2012 07:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2012 07:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 12:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2015 18:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2021 17:43 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, ] |
| 11-Jun-2024 12:32 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 09:05 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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