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| Date: | Wednesday 22 February 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Northrop XF-89 Scorpion |
| Owner/operator: | Northrop Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | 46-0678 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi NE of Manhattan Beach, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Rosecrans Avenue on flight for Air Force evaluation group at Northrop plant at Hawthorne. High frequency, low amplitude flutter of vertical/horizontal stabilizers. Northrop test pilot (30) bailed out. Northrop technican (32) killed.
Sources:
AAIR
San Bernardino Sun 23 February 1950, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2012 11:42 | jamesmorl | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2019 19:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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