Mid-air collision Accident Lockheed F-80B Shooting Star 45-8606,
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Date:Sunday 17 September 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-80B Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 45-8606
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ochsenfurt/Giebelstadt -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Giebelstadt
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed after collision with F-47. Exercise "Arc-en-Ciel" (Rainbow).

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
L'Echo d'Oran 19 September 1950

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2011 06:07 Uli Elch Updated [Location]
29-Jul-2020 17:15 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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