Accident North American F-86A Sabre 48-181, Monday 18 April 1949
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Date:Monday 18 April 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86A Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 48-181
MSN: 151-43550
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sepulveda Blvd near Los Angeles Airport, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Los Angeles Airport, CA
Destination airport:March AFB, CA
Narrative:
Lost control at 100ft, crashed and caught fire.

Sources:

La Vigie marocain 19 April 1949
http://accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4904.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Aug-2020 07:49 TB Added
01-May-2021 08:40 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ]
06-Jun-2023 11:05 Cobar Updated

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