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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fiat G.91R-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Fiat Aviazione S.p.A. |
| Registration: | MM6286 |
| MSN: | .0052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Rucker AAF, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Fort Rucker, AL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed whilst with US Army as '0052', testing cannons. The aircraft stalled abruptly during short take-off assisted with JATO rockets, killing testpilot Capt Riccardo Bignamini (40). One of the rockets failed to fire.
Sources:
La Stampa 29 July 1961, p5
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2012 10:18 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jun-2012 10:20 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-May-2013 15:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 23-Jul-2014 19:14 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2015 15:50 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2017 16:59 | j155 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:15 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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