Accident North American F-100D Super Sabre 56-2973,
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Date:Thursday 9 June 1960
Time:15:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100D Super Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-2973
MSN: 235-71
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grosseto AB -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grosseto
Destination airport:Aviano
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Wing stall during T/O, engine always operating. The pilot 1°Lt Williams Edgar Phillips III fatally injured.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 12 June 1960, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2016 08:44 Anon. Added
09-Feb-2016 21:23 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative]
21-May-2018 17:33 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn]
22-May-2021 07:03 TB Updated [Source]

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