Accident North American F-86F Sabre C.5-109, Monday 25 March 1963
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Date:Monday 25 March 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86F Sabre
Owner/operator:Ejército del Aire
Registration: C.5-109
MSN: 227-161
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 km from Tortosa -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Zaragoza (Ala 4)
Destination airport:Palma de Mallorca
Narrative:
Crashed and burnt. Pilot Cor Felipe Galarza Sánchez ejected.

Sources:

Scramble (27 MAR 1963)
Baleares 28 March 1963, p2 ("lunes" =25 MAR)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2016 15:55 TB Added
12-Mar-2016 17:28 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
31-May-2024 09:30 TB Updated [Date, Source, ]

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