Posted on: 17 May 2001
Updated on: 23 November 2001
56-6676, Art. #343
Photo was taken by James Wood at Hickham AFB in Hawaii many years ago. The wing riders are: Outboard: Stanley Olsen (deceased), and inboard is Travis Mason. The pilot is Marty Knuetson.
History of 56-6676
Delivered to Groom Lake, NV on 16 October 1955(TTU)
Damaged in early 1957, no other info
Became test aircraft for "C" camera(June-November 1955) after being rebuilt(TTU)
Deployed to Det C Atsugi, Japan(TTU)
Shot down during Cuban Missile Crisis on 27 Oct. 1962, near Banes, Cuba, Major Rudolf Anderson was killed.
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