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| Date: | Thursday 27 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bell X-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | 46-674 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rogers Dry Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Rogers Dry Lake, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loss of control during Mach 3 test flight. Pilot Milburn G. 'Mel' Abt (32).
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 28 September 1956, p1ff
https://images.nasa.gov/details-E56-2685.html
Images:
Photo: NASA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Jan-2014 18:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2014 16:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2014 17:11 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 27-May-2019 08:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2019 17:39 | harro | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 02-Aug-2023 17:28 | Anon. | Updated |
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