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| Date: | Tuesday 25 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86F Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-5246 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 mi N of Flugplatz Bitburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chambley AB |
| Flugplatz Bitburg |
"Jetfighter" crashed in a field after the pilot ejected due to an in-flight fire, but did not survive.
Sources:
Honnefer Volkszeitung 27 September 1956, p6
USAF Accident Reports
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2025 19:47 | TB | Added |
| 04-May-2025 17:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 23-May-2025 18:13 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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