Accident North American F-100C 54-1982, Wednesday 16 April 1958
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Date:Wednesday 16 April 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100C
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 54-1982
MSN: 217-243
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Matzen/Bitburg -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bitburg AB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a farm at the east side city limits. Pilot bailed out.

Sources:

Honnefer Volkszeitung 18 April 1958, p4
AAIR (BOEF)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2025 08:54 TB Added
14-Apr-2025 09:02 TB Updated [Date, Source, ]
26-Apr-2025 14:15 TB Updated [Aircraft type, ]
26-Apr-2025 14:20 TB Updated [Aircraft type, ]
15-May-2025 07:41 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
17-May-2025 11:59 TB Updated [Cn, ]
17-May-2025 12:49 TB Updated [Source, ]

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