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| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100C-10-NH Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 4520th AD Flt Thunderbirds USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2727 |
| MSN: | 222-19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25NM N of Nellis AFB, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after in-flight collision. Cap Charles DeWoody "Fish" Salmon (29) from Thunderbird flying team killed.
Sources:
The Bulletin 13 March 1959, p6
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107065514/charles-dewoody-salmon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2017 17:43 | TB | Added |
| 28-Nov-2017 15:47 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Apr-2018 16:51 | j155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2018 09:17 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2018 19:09 | j155 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-May-2018 19:12 | j155 | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 17:58 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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