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| Date: | Friday 31 August 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
| Registration: | 56-6687 |
| MSN: | 354 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | "The Ranch", Groom Lake, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Groom Lake, Nevada |
Fourteenth Lockheed U-2A, 56-6687, was delivered to the Central Intelligence Agency 27 July 1956. Crashed at Groom Lake, Nevada on August 31 1956 during a night training flight, killing pilot Frank G. Grace, Jr.Pilot became disoriented by lights near the end of the runway and flew into a telephone pole.
Sources:
Pocock, Chris, "50 Years of the U-2: The Complete Illustrated History of the 'Dragon Lady' ", Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania, Library of Congress card number 2005927577, ISBN 0-7643-2346-6, page 406.
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/area51/dreamland_timeline.html
http://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2local.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2013 09:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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