Incident North American F-100A Super Sabre 53-1548,
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Date:Thursday 23 June 1955
Time:08:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100A Super Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 53-1548
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:6 mi NE of Atsugi Air Base -   Japan
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after a take-off. Pilot bailed out and minor injured. *Also reported two US F-100 collided over Kouhoku Ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa prefecture. One crashed. No casualties.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 23 June 1955, p1
http://accident-report.com/Yearly/1955/5506.html
*JASDF aircraft accidents

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2019 14:59 TB Added
01-May-2021 08:29 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source]
28-Jul-2021 17:07 TB Updated [Location]
28-Jul-2021 17:12 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]

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