55-0082

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

Safety history

  • January 10, 1957Accident

    During a training flight out from Loring AFB, the crew encountered an unexpected situation. The copilot was able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a huge explosion in Perth-Andover, about 15 miles southeast of the airbase. The copilot survived while eight other occupants were killed. Crew: Cpt Richard A. Jenkins, † Cpt William C. Davidson, † Cpt John E. McCune, † Cpt Marquid H. D. Myers, † T/ Sgt Ray A. Miller, † 1st Lt Joe L. Church 3.

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