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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  North American F-100 Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-3423 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Myrtle Beach, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Three Super Sabre jets contacted the sea while flying in formation at night during a ferry flight to Italy
The lead plane went down into the sea and the other two followed him in. 1°Lt Delano G. Lund.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 14 May 1959, p25
Toledo Blade 13 May 1959, p1
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2022 08:38 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-May-2022 13:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2024 11:28 | CJT | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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