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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin RB-57A Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron |
| Registration: | 52-1441 |
| MSN: | 24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shaw AFB, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, SC |
| Shaw AFB, SC |
Written off 6 May 1954 when crashed at Shaw AFB, South Carolina; both crew were killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214820/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/B-57.html
USAF individual aircraft record card
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 December 1953 | 52-1421 | United States Air Force - USAF | 0 | Bel Air Airport, Harford County, MD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 07:44 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Aug-2013 07:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, ] |
| 15-Feb-2016 23:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2016 14:58 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 09:35 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 11:51 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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