The XB-51 serving as the film's 'Gilbert XF-120' did not survive the making of the film. While in the process of shooting additional flight footage, the pilot attempted to get the plane to lift without the full thrust required, with the result that the plane prematurely rotated and stalled, crashing at the end of the Edwards runway. The crash killed pilot Major James R. Rudolf and radar officer Staff Sgt Wilbur R. Savage... and destroyed the only surviving prototype of the plane.

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