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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre VI (F-86F) |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | JA+239 |
| MSN: | S6-1707 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Spreda, Kreis Vechta -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fliegerhorst Ahlhorner Heide |
Crashed into field after engine fire. Flt Lt Richard W. Millward (RAF) ejected safely.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110705031202/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/GermanSabres.htm
Neckar-Bote 9 December 1960, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2011 11:03 | TB | Added |
| 19-May-2011 10:15 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2014 18:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2014 19:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2014 16:33 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2025 17:31 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 19-Apr-2025 13:25 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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