Accident Martin B-57C Canberra 53-3843, Wednesday 4 January 1956
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Date:Wednesday 4 January 1956
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-57C Canberra
Owner/operator:USAF - Warner Robins Air Materiel Area
Registration: 53-3843
MSN: 225
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Robins AFB, GA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on test flight, caused intense forest fire. Crew bailed out. The aircraft was stored at WRAMA pending assignment to an operational unit

Sources:

- JF Baugher
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02967/5j
USAF individual aircraft record card

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2013 12:45 Uli Elch Added
23-Aug-2013 14:45 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, ]
28-Nov-2015 21:06 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
30-Nov-2016 18:08 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn, ]
23-Jun-2025 09:07 phlamberts Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]

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