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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1968 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  North American F-100D-45-NH |
| Owner/operator: | 48th TFW/492nd TFS USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2833 |
| MSN: | 224-100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Smilde, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lakenheath |
| Soesterberg |
Hit the steel cable of a television tower at 250 meters, badly damaging the right wing. Made an emergency landing at Soesterberg AB.
Sources:
Trouw
15-08-1968
https://geheugen.delpher.nl/nl/geheugen/view/soesterberg-vliegtuig-super-sabre-ben-hansen?query=Vliegtuig&page=17&maxperpage=36&coll=ngvn&identifier=ANP01%3A14157330
Netherlands National Archive: photo of the damaged wing: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/694056b8-e2f6-2a90-045c-6065be6fe739
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2020 10:57 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Mar-2021 18:58 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 23:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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