ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165517
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| Date: | Saturday 5 June 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Northrop YB-49 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 42-102368 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 mi NW of Muroc AFB, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Muroc AFB |
| Muroc AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed owing to catastrophic structural failure during a scheduled test flight. Both outer wing sections separated from the airframe during the pull out from a dive which was believed to have followed an intentional stall. Pilot Major Daniel Forbes, co-pilot Capt Glen Edwards, Ltd Edward Lee Swindell and two other aviators killed.
Sources:
El Tiempo 6 June 1948, p8
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-49
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2014 19:05 | TB | Added |
| 09-May-2015 02:46 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 20:09 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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