Martin XB-51 46-0685
Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948.
46-0685 was used in filming of Toward the Unknown as the fictitious Gilbert XF-120 and crashed on take-off from El Paso, TX on 25 March 1956, en-route to a filming session for the movie, killing both crew-members
Picture No
13418287
Media ID
47793446
Size
5433px x 2295px
(2.5MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
unattributed photographer - scanned from an original negative
Date
circa 1953
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Crashed En-route Fictitious Ordered Paso Redesignated Take-off Toward
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