Accident North American F-100D Super Sabre 55-2926,
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Date:Thursday 16 March 1961
Time:
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: 55-2926
MSN: 224-193
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Alexandria, LA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:England AFB, LA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in a wooded area on a training flight. 1°Lt Rodney Smith (613 TFS).

Sources:

The Daily News-Telegram 17 March 1961, p3
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF56_Years60-69.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Mar-2022 16:47 TB Added
14-Apr-2024 11:41 Cobar Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source]

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