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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86D Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8315 |
| MSN: | 173-448 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gondorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bitburg AB |
Fighter airpane crashed in a field, about 200 meters from Gondorf, after take-off, killing farmer (64) on ground. Pilot ejected safely. (1) three miles NE of Bitburg AB, on road to Spangdahlem.
Sources:
Neckar-Bote 9 July 1958, p2
(1) AAIR (BOCR)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2014 00:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Sep-2014 07:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2025 14:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Apr-2025 14:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-May-2025 09:29 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2025 08:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2025 16:30 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2025 12:15 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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