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Accident; Date: 21 January 1968: Summary: In-flight fire leading to crew ejecting: Site: 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Thule Air Base (formerly Pituffik), Greenland 1]: Aircraft; Aircraft type: B-52G Stratofortress: Operator: 380th Strategic Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force: Registration: 58-0188: Flight origin: Plattsburgh Air Force Base: Stopover: Baffin Bay (holding ...
The crash killed eight of the nine crew on board; the co-pilot, Captain Joseph L. Church, parachuted to safety. The crash was believed to have been caused by overstressing the wings and/or airframe during an exercise designed to test the pilot's reflexes. This was the fourth crash involving a B-52 in eleven months. [5] [6] [7]
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Pilot Harold Cliffton Hardesty and co-pilot Harry Francis Dawley, Jr. then landed the C-119 on the nearby beach at 1830 (dusk) with gear down, full flaps, landing light on, with an approach speed of 120 kn and touch-down at 90 kn. The roll out was straight for 800-1,000 feet before the C-119 veered to the right and into the water, with the ...
On August 4, debris from a plane crash was found on the Aletsch glacier by a mountain guide, according to local authorities. Local police said in a statement that their investigation determined ...
The May 3, 1968, crash of Braniff Flight 352 south of Fort Worth was the deadliest airline disaster in Texas history at the time, killing all 85 on board. But the tragedy has largely been forgotten.
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