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| Date: | Thursday 7 July 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100A Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | North American Aviation |
| Registration: | 52-5757 |
| MSN: | 192-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | E of Palmdale, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Palmdale, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed when got into a flat spin and crashed. Test pilot Bob Hoover ejected.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194119/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1955.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2014 04:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 18:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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