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The McConnell Story (1955) Facts
| Director(s) | Gordon Douglas |
| Producer(s) | Henry Blanke |
| Featured Cast | Alan Ladd, June Allyson, James Whitmore, Frank Faylen, Robert Ellis |
| Total Facts | 1 |
On August 25, 1954, while testing the fifth production F-86H (serial number 52-1981), at Edwards Air Force Base, Joseph C. McConnell, Jr. was killed in a crash following a control malfunction. The crash's cause was attributed to a missing bolt. Then Major Chuck Yeager was assigned to investigate the crash and replicated the malfunction at a much higher altitude, recovering before he hit the desert floor. The end of this movie had to be changed to reflect this event.