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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Martin XB-51 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 46-685 |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Eglin AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Pilot Maj James O. Rudolph suffered serious burns. One staff Sgt Wilbur R. Savage(28) was killed.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Diário de Lisboa 26 March 1956, p16
Youngstown Vindicator 26 March 1956, p6
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2015 16:06 | TB | Added |
| 12-Feb-2017 19:04 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2019 19:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 16:01 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 16:02 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2022 08:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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