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| Date: | Saturday 26 February 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100A Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 53-1659 |
| MSN: | 192-154 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern Californa -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palmdale AFB, CA |
Controls jammed at low‑level, Supersonic ejection. Pilot George F. Smith ejected at over Mach 1 at 35,000ft in vertical dive at over 700mp.h and survived - quite badly injured - returned to flying later
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194119/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1955.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
http://www.whiteeagleaerospace.com/blog/2011/02/21/supersonic-nightmare/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2012 04:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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