Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 September 1958
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-0526
Location: near Triel –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Hercules aircraftHercules aircraft
Category: Accident
A Hercules aircraft crashed, resulting in the deaths of all six occupants. Initial reports suggest the incident involved a collision with a French Air Force Dassault Super Mystre B2 jet (Nø65).A Hercules aircraft crashed, resulting in the deaths of all six occupants. Initial reports suggest the incident involved a collision with a French Air Force Dassault Super Mystre B2 jet (Nø65).
Description
Collided with a French Air Force Dassault Super Mystre B2 jet (Nø65); crashed. Initial newspaper reports said all six aboard the Hercules were killed. Other reports indicated 15 may have died.
Source of Information
http://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.htmlhttp://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.htmlPrimary Cause
Collision with a French Air Force Dassault Super Mystre B2 jet.Collision with a French Air Force Dassault Super Mystre B2 jet.Share on:
