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| Date: | Saturday 16 November 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86H Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-2037 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Andirondack Mountains, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ANG Westfield-Barnes, MA/104th TFG |
Crashed in the Andirondack Mountains on a training flight. Air National Guard pilot Capt Hugh A. Lavallee (29) found dead in the wreckage. Lavalle was rescued from the Atlantic Ocean three month ago by Soviet fishermen.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
The Victoria Advocat 18 November 1963, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2021 07:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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