| GSAF Case # |
1964.06.29.a |
| Date |
29 Jun 1964 |
| Country |
Bermuda
|
| Area |
Area unknown
|
| Location |
2 miles south of Castle Island Harbour entrance to Hamilton |
| Activity |
Conducting a promotional film project for the Gemini space program (a practice astronaut recovery) |
| Name |
2 USAF 4-engine planes (an HC-54 & a HC-97) each with 12 onboard collided in mid-air at low altitude and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean |
| Sex |
Unknown |
| Age |
|
| Injury |
7 rescued, 7 bodies recovered, 10 missing. Many sharks in crash area. |
| Time |
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| Species |
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| Investigator or Source |
Washington Post, 6/30/1964; SAF Case #1295 |
| Fatal? |
Not fatal |
| Unprovoked? |
Unprovoked |
