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| Date: | Monday 20 January 1958 |
| Time: | ** |
| Type: |  Martin B-57E Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4272 |
| MSN: | 374 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tehachapi, CA ** -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after midair collision with F-100C. Both pilots killed.
** Entirely different version:
- DATE = 16.6.58 - CONFIRMED by USAF IACR. This record should be deleted as it duplicates the correct one
- Lost on flight from Edwards AFB, CA, no further details.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
USAF individual aircraft record card
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1958 | 55-4272 | USAF - Air Force Flight Test Center | 2 | near Edwards AFB, CA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2013 15:57 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 23-Aug-2013 16:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2016 14:31 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 09:05 | phlamberts | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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