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| Date: | Saturday 7 June 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F-2 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF),Gunval F-86f-2 see wiki |
| Registration: | 51-2900 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fairborn, OH in Country Acres No.3 Plat, Wylie Drive -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wright Patterson AFB, OH |
Sabre Jet of Air National Guard "Minute Men" aerobatic team crashed in residential area and exploded while performing for a group of West Point Cadets. Pilot Capt John T. Ferrier (33) was killed on his 33rd birthday
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 7 June 1958, p10A
Joe baugher 1951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 20:22 | TB | Added |
| 26-Nov-2017 20:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2018 16:47 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 28-Jun-2018 16:02 | j155 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2019 07:44 | chuckl8n | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Apr-2022 17:06 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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