Missing Aircraft – April 27, 1966
B-57 Reconnaissance Bomber
U.S. Air Force Photo
On April 27, 1966, an Air Force B-57 reconnaissance bomber was on a training flight from Newburgh, New York, to Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts, when it disappeared after radioing a distress signal, presumably somewhere near the Falmouth area.
There were two men aboard the aircraft: (Pilot) Major Malcolm T. Kalser, 42, of Biggs, California, and (Navigator) Major Frank N. Guzzetta, 40, of Darby, Penn.
After a widespread search nothing was found, and the Air Force called off the search after eight days.
Then, on Sunday, May 9, 1966, two fishermen from Cuttyhunk Island reported finding what they though might be pieces of the missing aircraft on a nearby beach. “The wreckage”, it was reported, “included one part about five feet long and a rubber de-icing boot.”
The pieces were turned over to the Air Force.
Source:
Woonsocket Call, “Plane Search May Resume; Parts Found”, May 9, 1966, Pg. 6
