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| Date: | Saturday 15 January 1955 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-1135 |
| MSN: | 202-64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bitburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bitburg AB |
Crashed onto a city street and set on fire a public building.
Sources:
Neckar-Bote 17 January 1955, p2
AAIR (KCRGC)
Mannheimer Morgen 17 January 1955, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Sep-2024 23:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 01-May-2025 08:02 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2025 06:32 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-May-2025 12:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, ] |
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