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| Date: | Friday 27 July 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86H Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-1252 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 165 mi S of Wendover AFB, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two F-86 collided. One crashed in rugget mountains of Wendover Ranges. Pilot was killed. Other (53-1313) lost large section of its tail section but landed safely.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 28 July 1956, p2
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2019 18:40 | TB | Added |
| 10-Apr-2022 15:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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