Accident North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1260, Wednesday 14 November 1951
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Date:Wednesday 14 November 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 49-1260
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 Mi NW of Elgin, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:O'Hare AFB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
142th FIG, 62th FIS. Crashed due to weather at 2 miles NW of Elgin, IL. Pilot Norbert W. Chalwick killed.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2012 18:18 Daniel Nole Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ]

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