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| Date: | Wednesday 4 January 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 4th FIGp /334th FISqn USAF |
| Registration: | 48-237 |
| MSN: | 151-43606 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Langley AFB, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley AFB, VA (KLFI) |
Operated by the 4th FIG, 334th FIS, USAF. Ditched 4/1/1950 into a river following engine failure near Langley AFB, VA. Pilot James E.Towle safe. Aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair). First F-86 Sabre loss by the 4th FIG.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422213653/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-86.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2012 07:53 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2017 21:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2020 19:10 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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