Accident North American F-86A Sabre 49-1171, Monday 11 January 1954
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Date:Monday 11 January 1954
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86A Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 49-1171
MSN: 161-165
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:9 mi NE of Darmstadt -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed out of fuel. Pilot Fred H. Barrett killed in bail-out.

Sources:

AAIR (KBOoG)
Mannheimer Morgen 12 January 1954, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Sep-2012 03:21 Daniel Nole Added
17-Aug-2013 16:43 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
29-Jun-2020 20:30 TB Updated [Location, ]
28-May-2024 17:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ]
28-May-2024 17:26 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
07-May-2025 15:35 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-May-2025 08:09 TB Updated [Time, Source, ]

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