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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1959 |
| Time: | 14:05 |
| Type: |  North American F-100C-20-NA Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | Thunderbirds USAF |
| Registration: | 54-1882 |
| MSN: | 217-143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | In a US Army range area South of Sheperdsville KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Standiford Ap |
Heavy landing Gear failure and impossible landing, the pilot, Capt Griffin Herman E. manage the aircraft in a unpopulated area and ejected safely.
Sources:
Joe Baugher
My sources
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 16:10 | j155 | Added |
| 21-May-2018 17:32 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2018 16:39 | j155 | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 17:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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