Accident Lockheed U-2A 56-6687,
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Date:Friday 31 August 1956
Time:night
Type:Lockheed U-2A
Owner/operator:Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Registration: 56-6687
MSN: 354
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:"The Ranch", Groom Lake, Nevada -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Groom Lake, Nevada
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Fourteenth Lockheed U-2A, 56-6687, was delivered to the Central Intelligence Agency 27 July 1956. Crashed at Groom Lake, Nevada on August 31 1956 during a night training flight, killing pilot Frank G. Grace, Jr.Pilot became disoriented by lights near the end of the runway and flew into a telephone pole.

Sources:

Pocock, Chris, "50 Years of the U-2: The Complete Illustrated History of the 'Dragon Lady' ", Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania, Library of Congress card number 2005927577, ISBN 0-7643-2346-6, page 406.
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/area51/dreamland_timeline.html
http://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2local.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2013 09:11 Dr. John Smith Added

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