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| Date: | Wednesday 3 July 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | Flyvevåbnet |
| Registration: | G-240 |
| MSN: | 223-120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SE of Livø -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Karup AB (KRP/EKKA) |
Flying formation with three other F-100. Pilot heard series of explosions followed by "Fire warning" and "Overheat warning". When two other pilots observed smoke and fire from the a/c, the Pilot B.E. Pedersen ejected safely.
Cause: a solding in the manifold had broken with fuel leaking and fire as result.
Sources:
http://www.stall.dk/flyvevaabnets-historie-fra-1945/fly-gennem-tiden.aspx ex.USAF/54-2240.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2012 01:03 | Masen63 | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2016 15:23 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2018 18:00 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
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