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| Date: | Thursday 6 April 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100F-10-NA Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | Thunderbirds USAF |
| Registration: | 56-3875 |
| MSN: | 243-151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 50 nmiles north of Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB |
Crashed 50 miles north of Las Vegas, Maj Robert Fitzgerald and Capt George Niel both killed in the crash.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Thunderbirds#Accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2018 08:59 | j155 | Added |
| 10-May-2018 19:07 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 17:48 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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