53-0406

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • January 24, 1963Accident

    The crew was engaged in a training flight out from Westover AFB. While cruising at low height, control was lost. Three crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in the Elephant Mountain Range located near Greenville. Seven crew members were killed while two survived. Crew (99th BS): Lt Col Dante Bulli, pilot, Maj Robert J. Morrison, copilot, † Cpt Gerald Adler, navigator, Lt Col Joe R. Simpson Jr., † Maj William W. Gabriel, † Maj Robert J. Hill, † Cpt Herbert L. Hansen, † T/

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