ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154902
Last updated: 17 January 2021
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| Date: | 15-JUN-1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Convair B-58A Hustler |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 59-2443 |
| C/n / msn: | 46 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Paris/Le Bourget (LFPB) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Paris/Le Bourget (LFPB) |
Destroyed due to undershooting during final landing approach. Arrived late at Paris/Le Bourget for the Paris Air Show with much fuel still on board. As flying display was about to start, pilot was given the option of diverting elsewhere or making an immediate overweight landing. He chose the latter, but aircraft touched down short of runway.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
El Tiempo 16 June 1965, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2013 09:17 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Apr-2013 09:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2014 16:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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