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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 52741 ? |
| MSN: | 224-8 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Istres-Le Tubé BA 125, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | TOUL ROSIERES BA 136 |
| Istres BA 125 |
Au cours d'une mission d'assaut à la mer, et d'une manoeuvre de rasemblement, l'avion oscille autour de son axe de lacet, se met en travers nez en haut et explose. SGT Pouvreau.
Sources:
F- 100 Super Sabre dans l'Armée de l'air EM37 éditions
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-frescaty-f100
Scramble (w/o 72) ?
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2013 15:04 | Phil54 | Added |
| 21-Jul-2013 19:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Jul-2013 19:05 | harro | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 18-Dec-2014 03:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Dec-2019 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 19:55 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 12-Sep-2020 19:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2020 16:19 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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