Airplane Crash - Midway Island Naval Air Station 01/22/1961
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Midway Island Naval Air Station
| Date | 01/22/1961 |
| Time | 01:40 |
| Location | Midway Island Naval Air Station |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Navy |
| Type | Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation |
| Registration | BU143193 |
| Cn/In | 4467 |
| Aboard | 22 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Ground | 3 |
| Summary | While returning from an aborted barrier mission, the aircraft hit a seawall at end of short runway. The main landing geart was sheared off and the aircraft cartwheeled, slid into a vehicle, exploded and burned. |
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