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| Date: | Friday 11 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100D-60-NA Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | North American Aviation |
| Registration: | 56-2904 |
| MSN: | 235-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harper Dry Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Test pilot Al Blackburn ejected safely at 15000ft when forced to abandon the aircraft after rocket booster canister would not jettison.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19580412.1.17&srpos=575&e=16-02-1958-31-12-1958--en--20--561-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2024 12:52 | Cobar | Added |
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