- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 22, 1961 |
Time: | 0304 |
Location: | Midway Island Naval Air Station |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Navy |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Survey |
AC Type: | Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation |
Registration: | BU143193 |
cn / ln: | 4467 |
Aboard: | 22 (passengers:0 crew:22) |
Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:0 crew:6) |
Ground: | 3 |
Summary: | While returning from an aborted barrier mission, the aircraft hit a seawall at end of short runway. The main landing gear was sheared off and the aircraft cartwheeled, slid into a vehicle, exploded and burned. |
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