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Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-100 |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 5 mi SW of Wheelus AB -
Libya
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:American jet fighter crashed into houses of libyan settlement after pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 13 August 1959, p5
Ejection History (F-100 53-1987)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Oct-2017 19:11 |
TB |
Added |
01-Dec-2017 18:23 |
TB |
Updated [Location] |
25-Jun-2022 16:24 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |