Mid-air collision Incident North American F-86L Sabre 53-662,
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Date:Tuesday 15 December 1959
Time:15:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86L Sabre
Owner/operator:Wyoming ANG
Registration: 53-662
MSN: 201-106
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 mi S of Cheyenne Airport, WY -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cheyenne Airport, WY
Destination airport:Cheyenne Airport, WY
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with Beechraft C35 Bonanza N1839Dat 2850ft. Pilot (31) parachuted safely.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20180422213914/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-86D.html
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 December 1959, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2012 01:21 Masen63 Added
18-Sep-2014 19:17 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Nov-2017 19:14 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
27-Dec-2021 14:45 Cobar Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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