List of B58 Hustlers
Duane P Mantick
Disposition of B58 Hustlers
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(Information from Aerofax Aerograph Number 4 by Jay Miller Copyright 1985)
Please note that given that the general disposition of these aircraft
occurred several years prior to the 1985 copyright date, very little has
likely been changed. Any additional information that I come into
possession of will be added and accredited to its' source.
I have more or less paraphrased this information - while Jay Miller's
entry is slightly more complete I have cut some things for brevity (although
you could hardly call this entry brief!).
Comments made by me are in []'s.
Part One - Prototype and Service Test Aircraft
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Serial Number Item Number Nickname
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55-660 1 XB-58(YB/RB-58) Old Grandpappy
First flight 11/11/56; logged 150 total flights totalling 257 hours, 30 min.
including 28 hours 23 minutes at supersonic speeds. Mode the first B58
Mach 1 and Mach 2 flights. Carried pod number B142. Delivered to Kelly
AFB, Texas on 3/15/60. Eventually scrapped there after use as a ground
maintenance trainer.
55-661 2 YB/RB-58 Mach-In-Boid
First flight 2/16/57; made first B58 inflight refueling on 6/11/58; made
first B58 human ejection on 2/28/62; converted to TB-58A and served with
305th Bomb Wing (Bunker Hill AFB, IN) arrrived at MASDC (Military Aricraft
Storage and Disposition Center) at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ on 1/9/70;
scrapped on 7/13/77.
55-662 3 YB/RB-58 n/a
First flight 5/6/57; made first B58 pod drop on 6/5/57; first B58 to blow all
tires on landing on 8/30/58; redesignated as NB58 and used as YJ93 engine
testbed for XB70 project; converted to TB58A and used as chase plane at
Edwards AFB for XB70 project; assigned to 305th BW and set record by flying
256 sorties without a late or missed takeoff; arrived at MASDC on 1/16/70
and scrapped on 7/21/77.
55-663 4 YB/RB-58 n/a
First flight 8/12/57; made first B58 supersonic pod drop on 9/30/57; made
first B58 Mach 2 pod drop on 12/20/57; used by NASA for SST sonic boom
test in 1962; converted to TB58A and served with 305th BW; grounded in
1969 following fire in cockpit area; on static display at Grissom AFB, IN.
n/a 4a YB/RB-58 n/a
On 3/12/57 carried by a Convair B-36 to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and used
for static testing until destroyed.
55-664 5 YB/RB-58 n/a
First flight 11/30/57; flew first mission profiles for operational use
from 6/27/58 to 3/17/59; carried pod number B-122; destroyed on 11/7/59 -
25 n. miles SE of Lawton, OK; accident cause never absoultely established,
but official report noted "design deficiency in that the directional
restoring moments on the aircraft were not adequate for the test
conditions"; Convair Pilot Raymond Fitzgerald (fatal), Convair Flight
Engineer Donald Siedhof (fatal), no third crewmember aboard.
55-665 6 YB/RB-58 n/a
First flight 9/28/57; first test aircraft delivered to the USAF on 2/15/58;
on 2/15/59 modified to test AN/ASG-18 radar system and associated
GAR-9/AIM-47 missile for the F108 Rapier and later the YF12A programs;
currently static derelict on the Edwards AFB photo test range.
55-666 7 YB/RB-58 n/a
First flight 3/20/58; used as the GE J79-GE-5 engine test aircraft using
a special centerline pod - on 11/8/58 flew 32 minutes at sustained Mach
2 with the YJ79-GE-5's; made longest B58 early test program flight of
11 hours 15 minutes on 8/16/62; carried pod B-134; currently on static
display at Chanute AFB, IL wearing serial number 61-2059.
[Note - as Chanute is a base that I believe is scheduled to be closed,
what will happen to this airframe?]
55-667 8 YB/RB-58 n/a
First flight 12/14/57; used in ten month long fire control system tests
at Eglin AFB, FL in 1959 but no live ammo fired; carried pods B-1-1 and
B-2-1; destroyed 6/4/60 - 26 n. miles ESE of Lubbock TX; accident cause
was loss of control in normal flight due to atmospheric conditions and
subsequent abandonment of aircraft in supersonic flight regime; Convair
pilot Jack Baldridge (fatal), Convair flight engineer Hugh Coleman (fatal),
Convair flight engineer Charles Jones (fatal).
55-668 9 YB/RB-58 Wild Child II/Peeping Tom
First flight 5/13/58;
used for various special projects - Hughes AN/APQ-69 SLAR, Goodyear AN/APS-
73; orignally scheduled to be first airframe fitted with GE J79-GE-9
engines for B58B; converted to TB58A and became last Hustler assigned to
43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/16/70 but was saved from scrapping and
transported by C5A to Southwest Aerospace Museum, Forth Worth TX where
currently displayed.
55-669 10 YB/RB-58A n/a
First flight 5/3/58;
[personal perspective - I was born on 5/2/58]
used for passive ECM system tests; used for engine performance tests;
used for autopilot eval. tests; scheduled for conversion to TB58A;
destroyed 10/27/59 - 7 n. miles west of Hattiesburg, MS; accident cause
was loss of control during normal flight; Convair pilot Everett Wheeler
(survived); Convair flight engineer Michael Keller (survived); Convair
flight engineer Harry Blosser (fatal).
55-670 11 YB/RB-58A n/a
First flight 6/26/58; placed in climatic test chamber at Eglin AFB, FL
on 7/8/58 and removed 9/58; delivered to 43rd BW on 8/13/60 after
conversion to TB58A first flying in that config. on 5/10/60; carried
pod number B-178; arrived at MASDC 12/11/69 and scrapped on 8/16/77.
55-671 12 YB/RB-58A Mary Ann/All Day All Night
First flight 10/24/58; made an 18 hour 10 minute flight on 3/22 thru 3/23/60;
became the fourth TB58A; logged a record 179 flying hours during a 58
day test period; later assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/12/70 and
scrapped 7/11/77.
55-672 13 YB/RB-58A Q Twice and Clean Sweep
simultaneously
First flight 10/7/58; used for pod drop testing at Kirtland AFB, NM;
later converted to TB58A and nicknamed Lucky 13 and Sweet Sadness; carried
pods B179 and B13; arrived at MASDC 1/15/70 and scrapped 8/3/77.
58-1007 14 YB/RB-58A Super Sue/Boomerang
First flight 11/8/58; became the third TB58A and was assigned to the
43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/15/70 and scrapped 8/5/77.
58-1008 15 YB/RB-58A n/a
Accepted and delivered to the 6592nd TS for pod and suitability testing
during 10/58; destroyed 12/16/58 - (this was apparently the first
B58 accident) 38 n. miles NNE of Canon AFB, NM; accident cause was loss
of control during normal flight when autotrim and ratio changer were
rendered inoperative due to an electrical system failure; Air Force
pilot Maj. Richard Smith (fatal); AF Nav/bombardier Lt. Col.George
Gradel (survived); AF DSO Capt. Daniel Holland (survived).
58-1009 16 YB/RB-58A Sweet Sixteen, El Toro de
Moron, Bonanza
First flight 12/15/58; eventually modernized/upgraded to operational
aircraft for SAC; carried pod B136; arrived at MASDC 12/12/69 and
scrapped 6/9/77.
58-1010 17 YB/RB-58A Hot Stuff
Delivered to AF in 3/59; eventually modernized/upgraded to operational
aircraft for SAC; assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/16/69 and
scrapped 7/11/77.
58-1011 18 YB/RB-58A Wicked Witch, Trailblazer,
Pulaski Hustler, The Polish
Prostitute
First flight 1/30/59; eventually modernized/upgraded to operational
aircraft for SAC; first B58 delivered to 43rd BW at Little Rock AFB
during 8/64; arrived at MASDC 12/11/69 and scrapped on 6/6/77.
[I cannot help but be struck by the fact that this aircraft had an
operational career as a *bomber* of just over 5 years. For an essentially
peacetime weapons system, this seems appallingly short, to me. -DPM]
58-1012 19 Type unspecified n/a
First flight 2/60 [sic - must mean 2/59...read on]; nav/bomb test
aircraft; destroyed 5/14/59 - at Carswell AFB Convair facility;
accident cause was fuel leak and accidental ignition; two Convair
ground support people killed.
58-1013 20 YB/RB-58A n/a
First flight 2/60 [again, I think a year off]; eventually modernized/upgraded
to operational aircraft for SAC; delivered to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC
on 12/29/69 and scrapped on 7/25/77.
58-1014 21 YB/RB-58A n/a
Eventually modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC; delivered
to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/7/70 and scrapped 6/29/77.
58-1015 22 YB/RB-58A Little Joe, Ginger
First flight 3/19/59; flew a low level (550 feet) mission from Forth Worth
to Edwards AFB at average speed of 610 knots on 9/18/59; made first B58
sustained long range Mach 2 flight on 10/15/59 during a 70 minute flight
from Seattle, WA to Dallas, TX; seriously damaged at Edwards AFB on
4/13/60 when right main tires failed during takeoff; eventually
modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC; accepted by
AF on 10/23/62 and delivered to 43rd BW at Carswell AFB, TX [prior to
their move to Little Rock] on 10/25/62; carried pod B-1-7; arrived
at MASDC 12/22/69 and scrapped 8/9/77.
58-1016 23 YB/RB-58A n/a
Eventually modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC; assigned
to 43rd BW; destroyed on 5/20/65 - near Little Rock AFB, AR; cause was
a hard landing; AF pilot Capt. Ralph Semann (survived); AF nav/bombardier
Capt. Steve Kichler, Jr. (fatal); AF DSO 1st Lt. Ronald Smetek (survived).
58-1017 24 YB/RB-58A n/a
Assigned to 43rd BW; destroyed on 9/16/59 - at Carswell AFB, TX; cause
was tire failure during takeoff roll and aborted takeoff; AF pilot
Maj. Kenneth Lewis (survived); AF nav/bombardier Maj. Willis Edgecomb
(fatal); AF DSO Capt. Lee Barnett (fatal).
58-1018 25 YB/RB-58A Reddy Kilowatt, Omega
First flight 4/29/59; used during ECM system test program;
eventually modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC; assigned
to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/15/69 and scrapped 6/24/77.
58-1019 26 YB/RB-58A Black Dragon, Beech-Nut Kid
Eventually modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC; assigned
to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/5/70 and scrapped 7/28/77.
58-1020 27 YB/RB-58A n/a
Eventually modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC; assigned
to 43rd BW; destroyed 12/27/61 - 4.3 n. miles NE of Camp Cole, MO.; cause
of accident was engine flameout due to ruptured fuel manifold during normal
flight; AF pilot Capt. Clarence Montgomery (survived); AF nav/bombardier
Capt. Louis Hughes (survived); AF DSO was Capt. John Roddy (survived).
58-1021 28 YB/RB-58A n/a
First aircraft modernized/upgraded to operational aircraft for SAC;
delivered to Carswell AFB on 12/30/60; assigned to 43rd BW; as of 10/65
had highest number of B58 flight hours (1,078); arrived at MASDC 12/15/69
and scrapped on 6/27/77.
58-1022 29 YB/RB-58A n/a
During 3/60 became fatigue test aircraft and used for cyclic loading
tests through 1/61; aircraft completed two months before conversion
for tests; destroyed during fatigue test program some five years after
program was begun.
58-1023 30 YB/RB-58A n/a
First flight 7/24/59; first production standard aircraft; destroyed
4/22/60 - 29 n. miles NW of Ogden, UT; accident cause was loss of control
during normal flight due to Mach/airspeed/air data system failure;
Convair pilot Ray Tenhoff (fatal); Convair flight test engineer Walter
Simon (fatal); Convair flight test engineer Kenneth Timpson (survived).
59-2428 31 B-58A n/a
First B58 to incorporate an operational tail gun; on 11/30/59 became first
tactical inventory aircraft accepted by 6592 TS; eventually assigned to
43rd BW; carried pod B196; arrived at MASDC 1/8/70 and scrapped 7/6/77.
59-2429 32 B-58A The Pulaski Hustler
First B58 assigned to 1960 SAC bombing competition at Bergstrom AFB;
assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/18/69 and scrapped 8/2/77.
59-2430 33 B-58A n/a
Accepted by AF on 1/28/60 and delivered 2/10/60; second B58 assigned to
1960 SAC bombing competition at Bergstrom AFB; eventually assigned
to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/13/70 and scrapped 8/10/77.
59-2431 34 B-58A n/a
Made 78 minute Mach 2 flight while assigned to 6592 TS; later assigned
to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/8/69 and scrapped 6/29/77.
59-2432 35 B-58A Regal Beagle
Assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC on 12/19/69 and scrapped 8/1/77.
59-2433 36 B-58A Now or Never
Assigned to 43rd BW; carried pod B177; arrived at MASDC on 1/7/70
and scrapped 7/20/77.
59-2434 37 B-58A Cannonball
Assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/17/69 and scrapped on 6/24/77.
59-2435 38 B-58A Shackbuster
Used during pod drop program; made first Mach 2 upper pod drop on
2/10/61; made first Mach 2 lower pod drop 8/8/61; made first B58 multiple
weapon drop; conducted first over-water pod drops; assigned to 43rd
BW; carried pods B-1-11 and B-2-16; arrived at MASDC 1/7/70 and
scrapped on 6/27/77.
59-2436 39 B-58A n/a
On 8/1/60 became first B58 delivered to AF with complete tactical
systems installed; assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/9/70 and
scrapped 7/5/77.
59-2437 40 B-58A Firefly II/Rigley's Baby
Assigned to 43rd BW; aircraft was permanently grounded after an accident
at Little Rock AFB; airframe may haave been moved to SAC museum at
Barksdale AFB, LA.
>>>>>as of 5/15/91, according to Capt. Bill Bennett of USAF, 2437 is
intended to be restored at Kelly AFB, Texas.
59-2438 41 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 43rd BW; sometimes carried an LA-1 Recon. Pod; arrived at
MASDC 12/19/69 and scrapped 5/25/77.
59-2439 42 B-58A n/a
Used in ground suspended vibration tests and flutter analysis; assigned to
43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/12/70 and scrapped on 8/1/77.
59-2440 43 B-58A n/a
Thought to be last B58 to visit the UK when seen at RAF Mildenhall during
5/69; was assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/8/70 and scrapped
7/6/77.
59-2441 44 B-58A Road Runner
Along with 59-2442, participated in operation Quick Step and on 1/14/61
set high speed course records (6 altogether) including 1,284.73 MPH avg.
speed while carrying payload - crew received Thompson Trophy; assigned
to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/5/70 and scrapped 8/4/77.
[I am personally shocked and disgusted that USAF elected to trash a
record holder.]
59-2442 45 B-58A n/a
Along with 59-2441, participated in operation Quick Step and set three
world records for class including 2,000 KM closed course flight averaging
1,061.80 MPH carrying payload; assigned to 43rd BW; seen carrying an
LA-1 recon pod; on 11/12/69 became last B58 to leave Little Rock AFB;
arrived at MASDC 11/12/69 and scrapped 8/9/77.
[Ditto previous comment.]
59-2443 46 B-58A Bye Bye Birdie
Assigned to 43rd BW; destroyed 6/15/65 - at LeBourget Airport, Paris,
France; accident cause was undershooting during final approach to
runway; AF pilot Lt. Col. Charles Tubbs (fatal), AF Nav/Bombardier
Maj. Harold Covington (survived), AF DSO Maj. Vincent Karaba (survived).
59-2444 47 B-58A Lucky Lady V
Assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/10/69 and scrapped 5/27/77.
[Occurs to me that the 8 years this bird spent waiting to be cut up
nearly equals its service life.....]
59-2445 48 B-58A Sno White
Assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 12/17/69 and scrapped 6/28/77.
59-2446 49 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 11/3/69 and scrapped 7/19/77.
59-2447 50 B-58A Rapid Rabbit
Assigned to 43rd BW; destroyed 2/15/62 - 38 miles E. of Lawton OK.;
accident cause was loss of aircraft control due to Mach and airspeed
system malfunction during normal flight; AF pilot Maj. John Irving
(survived); AF Nav/Bombardier Capt. John Fuller (survived); AF DSO
Capt. Donald Avallon (survived).
[SR-71 affictionados will recall that one of the Blackbirds was also
nicknamed Rapid Rabbit and sported a "bunny head" on the tail.]
59-2448 51 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 11/20/69 and scrapped 5/27/77.
59-2449 52 B-58A Hobo 49
Assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/13/70 and scrapped 7/12/77.
59-2450 53 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/15/70 and scrapped 6/16/77.
59-2451 54 B-58A The Firefly
Used on 5/10/61 to set the world speed records over a 669.438 mile
closed course (avg. speed 1,302.048 MPH); on 5/26/61 set New York to
Paris speed record of 3 hours 19 minutes 51 seconds at an average
speed of 1,089.36 MPH; crew awarded the Mackay Trophy on 5/13/62;
destroyed 6/3/61 - 5 nautical miles ENE of LeBourget Airport, Paris,
France; accident cause was attempted low-altitude aerobatic flight;
AF pilot Maj. Elmer Murphy (fatal), AF Nav/Bombardier Maj. Eugene
Moses (fatal), AF DSO 1st Lt. David Dickerson (fatal).
59-2452 55 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 43rd BW; carried pod B-1105; arrived at MASDC 1/9/70
and scrapped 5/27/77.
59-2453 56 B-58A Top Cat
Assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/5/70 and scrapped 8/22/77.
59-2454 57 B-58A Wild Child/Patches
Assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/14/70 and scrapped 8/23/77.
59-2455 58 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 43rd BW; carried pod B-1108; arrived at MASDC 1/15/70
and scrapped 6/30/77.
59-2456 59 B-58A n/a
Used for sonic boom studies at Edwards AFB from 9/61 through 3/1/62;
became AFSC aircraft; used to set 85,360.84 feet altitude record
while carrying 11,023 pound payload; assigned to the 43rd BW; carried
pods B-170, B-3-6, B-2-4, B-3-1, and B-2-15; arrived at MASDC 12/9/69
and scrapped 6/1/77.
[Wonder if Mary Shafer recalls seeing this bird?]
59-2457 60 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/8/70 and scrapped 6/27/77.
59-2458 61 B-58A Cowtown Hustler
Assigned to 43rd BW; won the Bendix and Bleriot Trophies; now restored
and on display at the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH.
[If you get the chance, go see this bird - she's a real beauty and
photographs well....]
59-2459 62 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 43rd BW; destroyed 3/5/62 - at Carswell AFB, TX; accident
cause was mechanical failure of the flight control system; AF pilot
Capt. Robert Harter (fatal), AF Nav/Bombardier Capt. Jack Jones (fatal),
AF DSO 1st Lt. James McKenzie (fatal).
59-2460 63 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 43rd BW; displayed for Pres. Kennedy during firepower display
at Eglin AFB, FL.; arrived at MASDC 11/18/69 and scrapped 6/6/77.
59-2461 64 B-58A n/a
Initially assigned to 43rd BW; on 5/11/61 became first B58 assigned to
305th BW, Bunker Hill AFB, IN.;later temporarily painted to look like
"The Firefly" (59-2451) for a film; arrived at MASDC 1/14/70 and
scrapped 8/19/77.
59-2462 65 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 305th BW; destroyed 4/12/62 - near Bunker Hill AFB
[now Grissom AFB] IN; accident cause was control system failure shortly
after takeoff; AF pilot Capt. William Hale (survived); AF Nav/bombardier
Capt. Duane Dickey (fatal); AF DSO 1st Lt. George O'connor (survived).
59-2463 66 B-58A The Heart of Dixie
Delivered to the 43rd BW; carried pod BQ-002; arrived at MASDC 11/7/69
and scrapped 6/10/77.
60-1110 67 B-58A City of Peru
Accepted by the AF on 6/8/61 and assigned to the 305th BW 6/14/61;
originally scheduled to serve as the production prototype B-58B with
4 GE J79-GE-9 engines; arrived at MASDC 12/18/69 and scrapped 8/18/77.
[Interesting side note - at one time someone painted a horizontal bar
between the first two 1's in the serial number (01110) to spell OHIO.]
60-1111 68 B-58A Four Aces
Accepted by the AF on 6/8/61 and assigned to the 305th BW on 6/12/61;
arrived at MASDC 12/8/69 and scrapped 6/8/77.
60-1112 69 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/5/70 and scrapped 7/15/77.
60-1113 70 B-58A n/a
Assigned to the 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/16/69 and scrapped 6/28/77.
60-1114 71 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; during flight test at Convair had state of Texas
painted on nose; arrived at MASDC 11/17/69 and scrapped 6/8/77.
60-1115 72 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/13/70 and scrapped 7/21/77.
60-1116 73 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed 12/8/64 - near Bunker Hill AFB, IN; accident
cause was collapse of landing gear during taxi; AF pilot Capt. Leary J.
Johnson (survived), AF Nav/Bombardier Capt. Manuel Cervantes, Jr. (fatal),
AF DSO Capt. Roger L. Hall (survived).
60-1117 74 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW, arrived at MASDC 1/14/70 and scrapped 8/2/77.
60-1118 75 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; carried pod B-182; arrived at MASDC 12/15/69
and scrapped 6/27/77.
60-1119 76 B-58A Pink Panther/City of Kokomo
Modified to carry iron bombs during short TDY with 43rd BW; assigned to
305th BW; destroyed 12/12/66 - 1.3 n. miles west of McKinney, Lincoln
County, KY; accident cause was collision with the ground during a low
level bomb run; AF pilot Maj. Richard F. Blakeslee (fatal), AF Nav/Bombardier
Capt. Floyd E. Acker (fatal), AF DSO Capt. Clarence D. Lunt (fatal).
60-1120 77 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/12/69 and scrapped 6/14/77.
60-1121 78 B-58A Can Do
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/22/69 and scrapped 8/11/77.
[Incidentally, "Can Do" was the motto of the 305th Bomb Wing and appeared
on the unit badge/patch.]
60-1122 79 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 11/19/69 and scrapped 6/3/77.
60-1123 80 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/5/70 and scrapped 8/4/77.
60-1124 81 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/11/69 and scrapped 6/14/77.
60-1125 82 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/8/69 and scrapped 6/3/77.
60-1126 83 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/7/70 and scrapped 7/13/77.
60-1127 84 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/18/69 and scrapped 8/12/77.
60-1128 85 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed on 7/22/65 - at Bunker Hill AFB, IN;
accident cause was departure of aircraft from runway during landing roll;
AF pilot Capt. John P. Noonan (survived), AF Nav/Bombardier Capt.
Lawrence C. Arundel (survived), AF DSO 1st Lt. Kenneth Leatherbarrow
(survived).
60-1129 86 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/9/70 and scrapped 8/15/77.
61-2051 87 B-58A n/a
Accepted by the AF on 12/1/61 and assigned to the 305th BW on 12/4/61;
later assigned to the 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 11/14/69 and scrapped
6/13/77.
61-2052 88 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/13/70 and scrapped 8/8/77.
61-2053 89 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/6/70 and scrapped 7/28/77.
61-2054 90 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 11/13/69 and scrapped 6/9/77.
61-2055 91 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/22/69 and scrapped 7/22/77.
61-2056 92 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed 4/18/69 - 7 n. miles NNW of Danville,
IL.; accident cause was abandonment of aircraft following suspected
system anomalies; AF pilot Maj. Press McCallum Jr. (survived), AF
Nav/bombardier Capt. Robert A. Graf (survived), AF DSO Maj. Victor
I. Mayer (survived).
[NOTE- this appears to be the last accident prior to retirement]
61-2057 93 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed 9/14/62 - 2 n. miles NE of Butlerville,
Jennings County, IN.; accident cause was structural failure caused by
control system failure during normal flight; AF pilot Lt. Col. John
J. Trevisani (fatal), AF Nav/bombardier Capt. Arthur Freed (fatal),
AF DSO Capt. Reinardo Moure (fatal).
61-2058 94 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 11/21/69 and scrapped 6/1/77.
61-2059 95 B-58A Can Do/Greased Lightning
Assigned to 305th BW; flew an 8028 n. mile mission from Tokyo to
London, non-stop at an average speed of 938 MPH; static disply at
the Strategic Aerospace Museum, Offut AFB, Belleville NE.
61-2060 96 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/17/69 and scrapped 8/2/77.
61-2061 97 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed 6/14/67 - 6 n. miles SSW of Darrozett,
Lipscombe Co. TX; accident cause was abandonment of aircraft in flight
due to minor weather damage and pilot ejection seat anomaly; AF pilot
Maj. Clinton Brisendine (survived), AF Nav/bombardier Capt. William
Bennett (fatal), AF DSO Capt. Gary Cecchett (survived).
61-2062 98 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; first B-58 to be equipped with encapsulated
ejection system [apparently] on 3/2/62; destroyed 4/18/68 - at Bunker
HIll AFB, IN; accident cause was loss of control due to mechanical failure
shortly after takeoff; AF pilot Maj. Donald Close (fatal), AF Nav/
bombardier Maj Eugene Harrington (fatal), AF DSO Capt. Johnny Banks
(fatal).
61-2063 99 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed 8/26/63 - near Bunker Hill AFB, IN;
accident cause was a hard landing; AF pilot Maj. William Brandt
(survived), AF Nav/bombardier Maj. William Berry (fatal), AF DSO
Capt. William Bergdoll (fatal).
61-2064 100 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/14/70 and scrapped 7/5/77.
61-2065 101 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed 11/13/67 - 3 n. miles SW of Bunker Hill
AFB, IN; accident cause was loss of control during initial climb after
takeoff; AF pilot Maj. Galen Dultmeier (fatal), AF Nav/bombardier
Capt. Ronald Schmidt (fatal), AF DSO Capt. Leroy Hanson (fatal).
61-2066 102 B-58A n/a
Initially bailed to Convair for test work following completion;
eventually assigned to 43rd BW; arrived at MASDC 1/7/70 and
scrapped 6/13/77.
61-2067 103 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/9/70 and scrapped 6/30/77.
61-2068 104 B-58A Deputy Dog
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/10/69 and scrapped 6/9/77.
61-2069 105 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/9/69 and scrapped 5/24/77.
61-2070 106 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/12/70 and scrapped 8/17/77.
61-2071 107 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/15/70 and scrapped 7/19/77.
61-2072 108 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/12/69 and scrapped 7/26/77.
61-2073 109 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; destroyed on 4/3/69 - 1/2 n. mile east of
Rokeby, Lancaster Co., NE; accident cause was systems failure during
normal flight; AF pilot Capt. Thomas Hogg (survived), AF Nav/bombardier
Capt. James McElvain (survived), AF DSO Capt. Richard Nauman (survived).
61-2074 110 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 11/24/69 and scrapped 5/23/77.
61-2075 111 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/12/70 and scrapped 7/15/77.
61-2076 112 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/13/70 and scrapped 6/16/77.
61-2077 113 B-58A n/a
Assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 12/10/69 and scrapped 7/26/77.
61-2078 114 B-58A Top Dawg
Accepted by the AF on 10/25/62 and delivered to the 43rd BW on
10/26/62; arrived at MASDC 1/16/70 and scrapped 8/5/77.
61-2079 115 B-58A The Thumper
Accepted by the AF on 10/25/62 and delivered to the 305th BW on
10/26/62; arrived at MASDC 12/19/69 and scrapped 5/25/77.
61-2080 116 B-58A n/a
Last B-58A built.
First Flight 10/23/62; accepted by the AF and delivered on
10/26/62; assigned to 305th BW; arrived at MASDC 1/6/70 but rather than
being scrapped was placed on static at Pima Co. Aerospace Museum,
Tucson, AZ.
Ted Kimura
I enjoyed very much for reading it.
- Ted Kimura [tki...@paltech.com]
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>From: wb9...@constellation.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
Disposition of B58 Hustlers
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Indeed an interesting history. One question though, local legend has it
that a B58 crashed near Langley AFB into the Plum Tree Island marshes, yet
it is not listed. Also, any net images of B58's available?
MarcReid
The crash of 59-2459 at Carswell on 3/5/62 is a vivid memory for
me. The father of one of my grade school classmates was killed
in that crash. The plane disintegrated on takeoff in a mile long
fireball on the runway. One crewmember was seen ejecting at
zero alititude but unfortunately fell back into the inferno.
Here's some B-58 trivia for you: The father of a very well known
American singer was a B-58 pilot and he set one of the Hustler
speed records. Name him.....
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Duane P Mantick
>Thank you very much for posting the list of all B-58's.
>I enjoyed very much for reading it.
You are welcome. Your comments are appreciated.
Duane
MarcReid
Deutchendorfer Sr., his son is Henry John Deutchendorfer Jr., better
known as John Denver.
MBandor
the SAC Museum, Belleville, Nebraska. It should read the SAC museum in
Bellevue, Nebraska. Belleville is the town outside of Scott AFB,
Illinois.
Mike
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George R. Gonzalez
>Here's some B-58 trivia for you: The father of a very well known
>American singer was a B-58 pilot and he set one of the Hustler
>speed records. Name him.....
Ok, we go to the B-58 book and the record setters were: Deutschendorf,
Murphy, and Confer. None of them rings a musical bell for me.
There's a local band led by Wille Murphy, but that's not it.
I ask the wife, the bottomless pit of useless trivia, who goes " AHA!
Deutschendorf was John Denver's original name!"
Hard to imagine a more different father and son!