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| Date: | Monday 14 February 1966 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2868 |
| MSN: | 224-135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Casut di Fontanafredda (PN) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Aviano AB (LIPA) |
| Aviano AB (LIPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine oil pressure zero and then fire on board during Gunnery session in Maniago range, aircraft crashed 6 mi SSW Aviano AB. Pilot Major Minish James ejected safely.
Sources:
JF Baugher
unknown
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2010 22:38 | Anon. | Added |
| 12-Apr-2013 12:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2016 10:26 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2016 19:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2017 00:41 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2018 07:32 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
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