Accident Martin B-57B Canberra 52-1591, Tuesday 11 December 1956
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Date:Tuesday 11 December 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-57B Canberra
Owner/operator:USAF - 822nd Bombardment Squadron
Registration: 52-1591
MSN: 181
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chivres-en-Laonnois -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Laon
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
L'Echo d'Oran 12 December 1956
USAF individual aircraft record card

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2012 05:05 Uli Elch Added
30-Nov-2016 18:08 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn, Narrative, ]
26-Jun-2020 16:43 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Jun-2025 15:54 phlamberts Updated [Operator, Source, ]

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