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| Date: | Friday 26 September 1958 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre V (F-86F) |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | BB+123 |
| MSN: | 901 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bergen-Hohne -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit trees on gunnery range during a test flight. F/O R.K. Flavelle (WS10) ejected 1,200'.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110705031202/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/GermanSabres.htm
Weser-Kurier 27 September 1958, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2011 10:21 | TB | Added |
| 19-May-2011 09:58 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2012 11:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 26-Apr-2016 15:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 17:55 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 17:56 | TB | Updated [Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 18:39 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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