Accident North American F-86F Sabre 53-1101, Thursday 26 July 1956
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Date:Thursday 26 July 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86F Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-1101
MSN: 202-30
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Baumholder -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Spangdahlem AFB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed when supporting ground troops maneuvering. 1°Lt Edgar T. Butler.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 28 July 1956, p12 n

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Feb-2021 09:45 TB Added
16-Nov-2024 11:00 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ]

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