Shark attack, 1964-06-29 (Sea Disaster)
Location: 2 miles south of Castle Island Harbour entrance to Hamilton, Hamilton, BERMUDA
Activity: Conducting a promotional film project for the Gemini space program (a practice astronaut recovery)
Victim: 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 (, age )
Injury: 7 rescued, 7 bodies recovered, 10 missing. Many sharks in crash area.
Fatal: Y
Source: Washington Post, 6/30/1964; SAF Case #1295