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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1959 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | JASDF |
| Registration: | 72-7715 |
| MSN: | 231-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hokkaido -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chitose AB |
Crashed into Urausuyama Mountain, Hokkaido in bad weather after pilot abandoned the aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
JASDF aircraft accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jul-2021 13:00 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2021 13:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, ] |
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