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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1958 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Martin RB-57A Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-1443 |
| MSN: | 26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eglin AFB, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on take-off. Student pilot Maj Harold G. Martin (36) killed, instructor Maj Randall L. Fetty (36) slightly injured. Two parked B-57 and a T-33 damaged.
Note: two RB-57 w/o this date, 52-1443 and 52-1444
Sources:
- JF Baugher
St. Petersburg Times 7 August 1958, p7A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 07:44 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Aug-2013 07:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, ] |
| 06-Dec-2016 14:28 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 02-May-2022 12:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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