Accident North American F-100 Super Sabre 56-3363, Wednesday 13 May 1959
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Date:Wednesday 13 May 1959
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100 Super Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-3363
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:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
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. Capt Mack Bulger.

Sources:

St. Petersburg Times 14 May 1959, p25
Toledo Blade 13 May 1959, p1
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-May-2022 13:36 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
20-Aug-2024 11:29 CJT Updated [Registration, Source, ]

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