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| Date: | Monday 5 January 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair F-106B Delta Dart |
| Owner/operator: | Francis Everett Parker Test Pilot for Convair |
| Registration: | 57-2511 |
| MSN: | 8-27-05 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 13 Miles South of Alamagordo New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMN |
Convair Chief test pilot (former Air Force Major) Francis "Fran" Everett Parker was on a routine mission and was to launch a missile at a drone target. In-flight he reported problems with the hydraulics. The last report to the tower was that Parker was attempting to bail.
Sources:
Newspaper articles from the time, found on Newspapers.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 08:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 18-Aug-2013 08:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 06:54 | Maidofgrace44 | Updated |
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