ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277830
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| Date: | xx Aug 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-100D |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nellis AFB, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airman Leslie Simms pushed the afterburner button while he taxiing the plane along a runway. The jet went down the runway, through a fence, across a higway, caught fire and was destroyed. He escaped unhurt.
Sources:
Lakeland Ledger 21 August 1958, p20
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2022 18:28 | TB | Added |
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