ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 257148
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| Date: | Monday 1 February 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86H Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 52-2019 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Westover AFB, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
2/1/1965: Crashed near Westover AFB, MA. Pilot was killed.
Aircraft crashed into a gravel pit when making a landing approach at Westover AFB. Craft was 1 of 3 of the 104th Tactical Fighter Group returning after a training mission at MacDill AFB.
Flight was originally destined for Barnes Airport, but was redirected due to a light snow.
Pilot was Massachusetts Air National Guard Major James Romanowicz.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
Greenfield Recorder-Gazette Feb 2, 1965 Front Page
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Aug-2022 09:18 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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