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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin JB-57E Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - Air Force Flight Test Center |
| Registration: | 55-4272 |
| MSN: | 374 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Edwards AFB, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with F-100C over Mojave Desert and crashed 22 miles southwest of Mojave. Crew (40/34). The F-100C landed with damaged wing at Victorville AFB.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 17 June 1958, p2
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/B-57.html
USAF individual aircraft record card
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1958 | 55-4272 | United States Air Force - USAF | 2 | near Tehachapi, CA ** | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 21:32 | TB | Added |
| 14-May-2021 05:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 09:05 | phlamberts | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
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