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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1958 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | JASDF |
| Registration: | 72-7728 |
| MSN: | 231-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Mie prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in the sea near Shima Peninsula, on the Kumanonada Bombing Range, Mie Prefecture after a collision with F-86F 72-7707. Both pilots bailed out, but only one rescued by helicopter.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
JASDF aircraft accidents
The Straits Times 22 May 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2021 20:36 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2021 13:19 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 01-Aug-2021 19:48 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 01-Aug-2021 19:49 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Aug-2021 13:06 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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