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| Date: | Friday 22 June 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Northrop F-89D Scorpion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-1894 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Idlewild Airport, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crash landed and skidded about 500ft. Nose gear collapsed. Wing-tip fuel tanks broke loose and burst into flames. Coded "94".
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-89.html
Toledo Blade 23 June 1956, p1 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 13:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Aug-2022 08:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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