ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273627
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Date: | Monday 27 August 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
Owner/operator: | Grumman Aircraft |
Registration: | 138616 |
MSN: | 13 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Rogers Dry Lake, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in desert on test flight. Civil test pilot William M. Drake (34) killed.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 28 August 1956, p13
Scramble (SOC 4 SEP 56)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jan-2022 14:09 |
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02-Jan-2022 14:21 |
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Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
03-Jan-2022 14:49 |
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Updated [Aircraft type] |
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