Accident Northrop T-38A Talon 68-8100,
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Date:Monday 25 July 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:AD Sqn Thunderbirds USAF
Registration: 68-8100
MSN: T.6105
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cheyenne Airport, WY -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed durnig landing at Cheyenne Municipal Apt, Wyoming. Capt Charlie Carter ejected too late and die, SSgt Ted Foster in the back seat ejected and survived.
Correction: failed landing at airport weather conditions! Attempt to take flight clipped landing gear airport fence and wings on trees and poles frontier Park. Guided AC between two RV's (saving lives) parked for frontier days AC came to rest with nose inside brahma bull regretfully ejected too late to save his own. A true hero! RIP SIR! Bull other fatality

Sources:

Scramble 249
http://web.archive.org/web/20171126074757/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/t_38_talon.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jul-2012 04:18 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
06-Sep-2014 16:30 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
14-Dec-2016 19:23 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
10-May-2018 19:14 j155 Updated [Aircraft type]
22-May-2018 13:59 j155 Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative]
25-Dec-2019 20:26 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
08-Feb-2020 18:01 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Jan-2022 09:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
20-Sep-2023 07:35 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]]

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