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| Date: | Monday 17 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hintersteinerhof/Rockenhausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Landstuhl AB ? |
A jetfighter "F-86" (unknown Air Force) disintegrated at about 8,000 meters altitude over Rockenhausen and crashed two km south east of Rockenhausen at the Hintersteinerhof. Burned body of pilot was in the wreckage. Parts were found 12 km further at Münchweiler an der Alsenz and part of a wing near Imsbach, Kreis Rockenhausen.
Sources:
Mannheimer Morgen 18 September 1956, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2025 18:11 | TB | Added |
| 23-May-2025 18:17 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
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