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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed TV-2 (TO-2) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124572 |
| MSN: | 580-5159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 15 mi W of El Centro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NPU El Centro, CA |
Crashed in desert in the Mt. Signal area on a mission to test its ejection-seat aparatus. Pilot killed.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 5 October 1956, p1
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2022 09:51 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2022 19:45 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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