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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  North American F-100F |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-3835 |
| MSN: | 243-111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,5 mi NE of Hahn AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Jet sank below the glide path on GCA approach crashed and burned in a landing attempt. Capt George C Davey and 1/Lt Thomas W Jackman killed. Crashed in a wood near Würrich, Kreis Zell.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 22 December 1959, p22
AAIR
Manheimer Morgen 22 December 1959, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2017 19:53 | TB | Added |
| 30-Oct-2022 19:10 | Gerhard | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2025 08:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source, ] |
| 17-May-2025 19:34 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 17-May-2025 19:35 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 24-May-2025 15:43 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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