Incident
A crew from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base departed to participate in the 'Sky Shield II' exercise over the Atlantic Ocean under the flight code 'Pogo 22'. While cruising at night off the coast of Newfoundland, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the ocean under unknown circumstances. Search and rescue missions were conducted but were eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft or its crew was found.
Crew
The crew, assigned to the 4241st Strategic Wing, consisted of:
- Captain Roland C. Starke Jr., pilot
- 1st Lieutenant Kenneth L. Payne, pilot
- Captain Paul D. Fellows Jr., radar navigator
- Lieutenant Richard C. Wiksell, navigator
- Lieutenant Dean A. Upp, electronic warfare officer
- Staff Sergeant Helmut Christ, gunner
- Airman First Class Francis B. Jones, maintenance specialist
- Lieutenant Gary W. Sprague, navigator