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| Date: | Thursday 21 March 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin RB-57A Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 30th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron |
| Registration: | 52-1460 |
| MSN: | 43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wheelus AFB (Tripolis), Libya -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off, no further details.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
USAF individual aircraft record card
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1958 | A84-243 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF | 0 | Butterworth, Malaya |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 07:44 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Aug-2013 07:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, ] |
| 30-Nov-2016 17:39 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 11:51 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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