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| Date: | xx Oct 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-5G Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | Weather Modification Co |
| Registration: | N57496 |
| MSN: | 8497 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bishop, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
The Lockheed F-5G Lightning crashed during a forced landing near Bishop, California. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident.
Sources:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38registry/p38-4453242.html
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=27964
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57496
Media:
Now, that's an interesting bird!
— Thanos Massias (@MassiasThanos) January 26, 2024
This is F-5G (former reconnaissance aircraft converted from P-38L) Lighting N57496 (44-53242) belonging of the California Electric Power Company.
?️ https://t.co/9SfyhH5bAw ?? @SDASM pic.twitter.com/ZtKJK2Wz3q
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2024 07:48 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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