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This is a copy of the US Air Force aircraft accident and missing aircraft report on F-89C 51-5853A, released through Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue. The aircraft was scrambled from Kinross AFB, Michigan on 23 November 1953 to intercept an unknown aircraft over Lake Superior. It disappeared after its radar return merged with the target, which the report identifies as an RCAF Dakota. The file includes weather data, maintenance records, the RCAF search report and a 1954 reopened search, and says no trace was found.
/S/ HAROLD A. WARD Captain, USAF Deputy Detachment Commander Detachment 19, 12th Weather Sq Kinross AFB, Kinross, Mich 23 November 1953 A/C NO 51-5853A Lt. Moncla C E R T I F I C A T E I certify that the F-89 aircraft 51-5853A listed as missing on 23 November 1953 was on an active Air Defense mission and in accordance with ADC Regulation 55-28 dated 14 Feb, 1952. A DD Form 175 or a similar flight clearance form was not required. /S/ DAVID C. COLLINS Captain USAF Aircraft Accident Investigating Officer 23 November 1953 A/C NO 51-5853A Lt. Moncla 3 December 1953 C E R T I F I C A T E 1. The following Technical Orders were noted on Part III of the Form 1 as not complied with for F-89C 5105853A. a. T.O.01-1-476 Replacement Exchange of Type B-8 stick grip. b. T.O. 01-15DC-1 Not in A/C. c. T.O. 02B-1-17 Compounding the Ignition System d. T.O. 01-15FDC-172 Installation R.O's Interphone cutout SW. e. T.O. 02B-1050-73 Removal of Latch. /S/ DAVID C. COLLINS Captain USAF Aircraft Accident Investigating Officer 23 November 1953 A/C NO 51-5853A Lt. Moncla 24 November 1953 Maintenance Report for A/C/ 51-5853A Aircraft 51-5853A was given a thorough preflight inspection at approx. 07:30 on 23 Nov 53. No discrepancies were found during this inspection
Report, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 16 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.