ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60566
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 10-MAY-1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| Operator: | Royal Danish Air Force (Flyvevåbnet) |
| Registration: | G-776 |
| C/n / msn: | 55-2776 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | E off Rømø -
 Denmark
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During shooting exercise, ground target, a loud bang was heard from the engine with several warnings in cockpit. Pilot ejected safely.
Cause: a broken airseal at stage nine in the high-pressure compressor caused a flame-out.
Sources:
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2012 03:08 | Masen63 | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
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