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| Date: | Thursday 21 June 1956 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 20 km NE of Bad Hersfeld -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Chaumont/24. |
Forced landing on highway out of fuel. Front-wheel collapsed. Pilot 1°Ltn Donald Philipps.
Sources:
Neckar-Bote 22 June 1956, p2
Honnefer Volkszeitung 22 June 1956, p4
Images:
Photo taken by a truck driver of Fulda trucking company
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2020 18:39 | TB | Added |
| 14-May-2025 18:01 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 14-May-2025 18:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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