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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1957 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  North American F-100D-40-NH Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2783 |
| MSN: | 224-50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wakefield, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley AFB, VA |
Pilot (24) bailed out from jet fighter-bomber.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 14 August 1957, p1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF56_Years56-59.asp
https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SSD19570815.1.1&srpos=1&e=15-08-1957-18-08-1957--en-20--1--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2019 14:20 | TB | Added |
| 05-Dec-2023 07:46 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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