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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100C Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-2006 |
| MSN: | 217-267 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi W of Bitburg AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flight controls locked, Capt. Gordon "Horse" L. Scharnorst ejected safely.
Sources:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wausaudailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-scharnhorst&pid=185052717&fhid=19793
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 15:55 | j155 | Added |
| 21-May-2018 17:31 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 27-Apr-2022 18:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 16-May-2025 07:32 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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