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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Aircraft Co |
| Registration: | 130359 |
| MSN: | 10/9260 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi N of Lancaster, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed in the Mojave Desert, killing Douglas test pilot William Herbert Davis, Jr (39) and flight test engineer Willard John Amick (29). The jet was seen only 200 feet above the ground with flames streaming out behind, then nosed into the ground.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 28 October 1955, p11
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2021 07:20 | harro | Added |
| 29-Aug-2022 17:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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