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*24 January: [[B-52 Stratofortress|B-52C-40-BO Stratofortress]], ''53-0406'', of the 99th Bomb Squadron, out of [[Westover AFB]], Massachusetts on a low-level flight training mission, commanded by Col. Dante Bulli, 40, of [[Cherry, Illinois]], hits turbulence while flying ~ 100 ft. above the ground as it approached [[Elephant Mountain]] near [[Greenville, Maine]], loses vertical fin. Conditions were reported as air speed of 280 knots, outside temperature 14 degrees below zero, with the winds gusting to 40 knots. As the bomber went out of control, the pilot ordered ejection. Only three crew got out: Bulli and Capt. Gerald Adler, 31, of [[Houston, Texas]], survived, though Adler was badly injured. The copilot, Major Robert J. Morrison was killed when he hit a tree while parachuting to the ground. Lt. Col. Joe R. Simpson, Jr, Maj. William W. Gabriel, Maj. Robert J. Hill, Capt. Herbert L. Hansen, Capt. Charles G. Leuchter, and TSgt. Michael F. O'Keefe did not have time to eject, and perished.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="talkingproud.us">http://www.talkingproud.us/HistoryB52NoTail.html</ref> A [[C-54 Skymaster]] from [[Goose Bay, Labrador]] drops a team of paramedics to aid the two survivors, who are then transported by helicopter to [[Dow Air Force Base]], Bangor, Maine, where they are pronounced to be in "good condition." <ref>United Press International, "''2 Officers Rescued in Crash Of B-52 in Maine Wilderness''", Washington Post, Saturday 26 January 1963, Volume 86, Number 52, page A-8.</ref> |
*24 January: [[B-52 Stratofortress|B-52C-40-BO Stratofortress]], ''53-0406'', of the 99th Bomb Squadron, out of [[Westover AFB]], Massachusetts on a low-level flight training mission, commanded by Col. Dante Bulli, 40, of [[Cherry, Illinois]], hits turbulence while flying ~ 100 ft. above the ground as it approached [[Elephant Mountain]] near [[Greenville, Maine]], loses vertical fin. Conditions were reported as air speed of 280 knots, outside temperature 14 degrees below zero, with the winds gusting to 40 knots. As the bomber went out of control, the pilot ordered ejection. Only three crew got out: Bulli and Capt. Gerald Adler, 31, of [[Houston, Texas]], survived, though Adler was badly injured. The copilot, Major Robert J. Morrison was killed when he hit a tree while parachuting to the ground. Lt. Col. Joe R. Simpson, Jr, Maj. William W. Gabriel, Maj. Robert J. Hill, Capt. Herbert L. Hansen, Capt. Charles G. Leuchter, and TSgt. Michael F. O'Keefe did not have time to eject, and perished.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="talkingproud.us">http://www.talkingproud.us/HistoryB52NoTail.html</ref> A [[C-54 Skymaster]] from [[Goose Bay, Labrador]] drops a team of paramedics to aid the two survivors, who are then transported by helicopter to [[Dow Air Force Base]], Bangor, Maine, where they are pronounced to be in "good condition." <ref>United Press International, "''2 Officers Rescued in Crash Of B-52 in Maine Wilderness''", Washington Post, Saturday 26 January 1963, Volume 86, Number 52, page A-8.</ref> |
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*30 January - A [[B-52 Stratofortress]] from [[Walker Air Force Base]], New Mexico, crashes in snow-covered mountains in northern New Mexico, with at least three crew surviving. Aircraft commander Lt. Col. Donald L. Hayes, 39, of [[Alta, Iowa]], and another officer walked through heavy snow to a near-by town in search of aid. Survivors, who parachuted from the bomber, include Lt. Col. Nicholas P. Horangic, 39, radio operator, of [[Boydtown, Pennsylvania]], and Maj. Thomas J. McBride, 42, co-pilot, of [[Panama City, Florida]]. Horangic was treated for shock and a possible broken left elbow at a [[Mora, New Mexico]] hospital. McBride walked to safety and telephoned the base. Three [[T-33 Shooting Star]]s and, later, three [[C-54 Skymaster]]s, circled the area traying to locate other survivors. The pilots reported that they saw two other survivors after the first man walked to safety. The crew also included Maj. Emil B. A. Goldbeck, 40, navigator, of [[Kennelworth, New Jersey]]; Maj. George J. Szabo, 44, electronics countermeasures officer, of [[Columbus, Ohio]]; and M/Sgt. Burl D. Deas, 39, gunner, of [[Charleston, West Virginia]]. <ref>United Press International, "''At Least 3 Survive New Mexico Crash of B-52 Jet Bomber, Washington Post & Times-Herald, Thursday 31 January 1963, Volume 86, Number 57, page A-10.</ref> |
*30 January - A [[B-52 Stratofortress]] from [[Walker Air Force Base]], New Mexico, crashes in snow-covered mountains in northern New Mexico, with at least three crew surviving. Aircraft commander Lt. Col. Donald L. Hayes, 39, of [[Alta, Iowa]], and another officer walked through heavy snow to a near-by town in search of aid. Survivors, who parachuted from the bomber, include Lt. Col. Nicholas P. Horangic, 39, radio operator, of [[Boydtown, Pennsylvania]], and Maj. Thomas J. McBride, 42, co-pilot, of [[Panama City, Florida]]. Horangic was treated for shock and a possible broken left elbow at a [[Mora, New Mexico]] hospital. McBride walked to safety and telephoned the base. Three [[T-33 Shooting Star]]s and, later, three [[C-54 Skymaster]]s, circled the area traying to locate other survivors. The pilots reported that they saw two other survivors after the first man walked to safety. The crew also included Maj. Emil B. A. Goldbeck, 40, navigator, of [[Kennelworth, New Jersey]]; Maj. George J. Szabo, 44, electronics countermeasures officer, of [[Columbus, Ohio]]; and M/Sgt. Burl D. Deas, 39, gunner, of [[Charleston, West Virginia]]. <ref>United Press International, "''At Least 3 Survive New Mexico Crash of B-52 Jet Bomber, Washington Post & Times-Herald, Thursday 31 January 1963, Volume 86, Number 57, page A-10.</ref> |
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*1 February - Over 200 are injured and 73 killed when a Turkish Air Force [[C-47 Skytrain|C-47 Dakota]] and a [[Mid East Airlines]] [[Vickers Viscount]] turboprop airliner |
*1 February - Over 200 are injured and 73 killed when a Turkish Air Force [[C-47 Skytrain|C-47 Dakota]], ''CBK28'', and a [[Mid East Airlines]] [[Vickers Viscount|Vickers 745D Viscount]] turboprop airliner, ''OD-ADE'', c/n 244, collide in a cloud bank in the afternoon over [[Ankara, Turkey]], the press initially reports. Most of the victims were pedestrians and occupants of buildings lining [[Ulus Square]] in the Turkish capital. Eleven passengers and three crew aboard the commercial flight, and three crew aboard the Dakota were included in the fatalities. The C-47 was on a training flight. The body of one its crew was found on top of a building near the square with a partially opened parachute. <ref>Associated Press, "''73 Die, 200 Hurt as Planes Crash Over Ankara and Fall in Flames''", The Washington Post & Times-Herald, Saturday 2 February 1963, Volume 86, Number 59, Page A-1.</ref> Later description of the accident reported that the Viscount, Flight Number 265, from Cypress to Ankara, was descending into [[Ankara-Esenboga Airport]] (ESB/LTAC), when it overtook the Dakota, which was returning to Etesmigut Airport. The airliner's number 3 (starboard inner) prop sliced off the Dakota's port horizontal stabilizer, while the starboard side of the Viscount was torn open with some passengers sucked out of the fuselage. An attempt to avoid the Dakota by the Viscount crew at the last moment was unsuccessful. This account gives ground fatalities as 87, and reports conditions as clear. <ref>http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630201-0</ref> |
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*20 March – [[McDonnell]] [[F3H Demon|F3H-2 Demon]], BuNo ''145281'', of [[VF-14]] suffers either cold [[Aircraft catapult|catapult]] launch or failure of catapult harness before launch off [[USS Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[CV-42]], and goes over the bow. Pilot Lt.j.g. Joseph Janiak, Jr. killed, body not recovered. Navy photo captured moment the Demon tipped over the bow. |
*20 March – [[McDonnell]] [[F3H Demon|F3H-2 Demon]], BuNo ''145281'', of [[VF-14]] suffers either cold [[Aircraft catapult|catapult]] launch or failure of catapult harness before launch off [[USS Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[CV-42]], and goes over the bow. Pilot Lt.j.g. Joseph Janiak, Jr. killed, body not recovered. Navy photo captured moment the Demon tipped over the bow. |
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*24 May – [[Central Intelligence Agency]] pilot Ken Collins is forced to eject from [[Lockheed A-12]], ''60-6926'', Article 123, during subsonic test flight when aircraft stalls due to inaccurate data being displayed to pilot. Airframe impacts 14 miles (22.5 km.) S of [[Wendover, Utah]]. Official cover story refers to it as a Republic [[F-105 Thunderchief]]. Cause was found to be pitot-static system failure due to icing.<ref name="Crickmore">Crickmore, Paul F. "''Lockheed's Blackbirds: A-12, YF-12 and SR-71''", Wings of Fame, Volume 8, AIRtime Publishing Inc., Westport, Connecticut, 1997, ISBN 1-880588-23-4, pages 46, 90.</ref> Airframe had made 79 flights for a total time of 136:10 hours. |
*24 May – [[Central Intelligence Agency]] pilot Ken Collins is forced to eject from [[Lockheed A-12]], ''60-6926'', Article 123, during subsonic test flight when aircraft stalls due to inaccurate data being displayed to pilot. Airframe impacts 14 miles (22.5 km.) S of [[Wendover, Utah]]. Official cover story refers to it as a Republic [[F-105 Thunderchief]]. Cause was found to be pitot-static system failure due to icing.<ref name="Crickmore">Crickmore, Paul F. "''Lockheed's Blackbirds: A-12, YF-12 and SR-71''", Wings of Fame, Volume 8, AIRtime Publishing Inc., Westport, Connecticut, 1997, ISBN 1-880588-23-4, pages 46, 90.</ref> Airframe had made 79 flights for a total time of 136:10 hours. |
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