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| Date: | Monday 19 November 1956 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2770 |
| MSN: | 224-37 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 MI WEST OF HAMPTON, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LANGLEY AFB, VA (LFI) |
| LANGLEY AFB, VA (LFI) |
WHILE ROLLING TO THE RIGHT IN SIMULATED COMBAT MANOEUVRING @ 41,000 FEET, F-100 SNAPPED INVERTED THEN ENTERED AN UPRIGHT FLAT SPIN. ATTEMPTED RECOVERY WAS HAMPERED BY INITIAL RUDDER INPUT REMAINING VIRTUALLY FULL RIGHT DUE TO INTERFERENCE OF VERTICAL WIRE BUNDLE. SUCCESSIVE RECOVERY ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL AFTER TRYING FULL POWER AND IDLE THRUST AND CONSIDERED DEPLOYING DRAG CHUTE BUT DID NOT. USED EJECTION SEAT APPROXIMATELY 9000 FEET, EXPERIENCED LOWER LIP AND FACIAL CUTS FROM CHUTE HARNESS AND BROKEN RIGHT LEG NEAR ANKLE WHEN LANDING IN STRONG WIND. NORMAL RECOVERY AND RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS.
Sources:
MYSELF (PILOT)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jan-2013 02:20 | EUGENE N. BOLIN | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2013 18:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
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