Incident North American F-100A Super Sabre 52-5757,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172367
 
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Date:Thursday 7 July 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100A Super Sabre
Owner/operator:North American Aviation
Registration: 52-5757
MSN: 192-2
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:E of Palmdale, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Palmdale, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed when got into a flat spin and crashed. Test pilot Bob Hoover ejected.

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194119/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1955.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Dec-2014 04:19 Dr. John Smith Added
25-Apr-2015 18:58 TB Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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