Accident Vertol SH-21 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154944
 
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Date:Wednesday 26 August 1959
Time:17:15
Type:Vertol SH-21
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 13 mi N of Thule -   Greenland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kanak
Destination airport:Thule AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on ambulance flight. Two crew and five passengers. Livingston Lord Satterthwite (50) killed.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 29.8.1959, p2
Toledo Blade 28 August 1959, p2
Youngstown Vindicator 27 August 1959, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2013 19:07 TB Added
26-Oct-2017 17:07 TB Updated [Date, Source]
26-Oct-2017 18:10 TB Updated [Narrative]
02-Dec-2017 16:09 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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