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Date: | Friday 27 July 1956 |
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Type: | North American F-86H Sabre |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 53-1252 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 165 mi S of Wendover AFB, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two F-86 collided. One crashed in rugget mountains of Wendover Ranges. Pilot was killed. Other (53-1313) lost large section of its tail section but landed safely.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 28 July 1956, p2
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-May-2019 18:40 |
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10-Apr-2022 15:28 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |