Accident Martin RB-57A Canberra N96, Tuesday 7 June 1960
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Date:Tuesday 7 June 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin RB-57A Canberra
Owner/operator:US Federal Aviation Agency - FAA
Registration: N96
MSN: 21
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 mi from Patuxent NAS, MD -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Louisville; KY
Destination airport:Patuxent NAS, MD
Narrative:
Crashed. Both pilots ejected. Control rods were disconnected.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 8 June 1960, pA16
https://news.google.com/newspapersid=8odTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G4gDAAAAIBAJ&dq=patuxent+crash&pg=5270,782472&hl=en

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2013 07:44 Uli Elch Added
24-Aug-2013 07:51 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Country, Narrative, ]
06-Dec-2016 14:27 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn, Narrative, ]
23-Oct-2017 13:15 A.J.Scholten Updated [Narrative, ]
05-Feb-2021 17:21 jetfixa Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
10-Apr-2021 17:16 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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