ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147992
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 71 (Eagle) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB760 |
| MSN: | 534 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles from Jülich, district of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh, West Germany |
| RAF Bruggen West Germany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre F.4 XB760: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19634 marked, became XB760 in RAF service. First flight on 27 March 1953. Delivered (taken on charge) 3 June 1953. Operated by No. 71 Squadron at RAF Gütersloh, West Germany
Written off (destroyed) 4 February 1955: The pilot lost control while in cloud and crashed two miles from Jülich, district of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia West Germany. Pilot killed. A pair of damaged pliers were found near the wreckage and it is possible that these had jammed the flying controls
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.168 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 10)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1955.htm
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19601_19650_detailed.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2012 23:51 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 14:45 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Country, Source, Damage] |
| 03-Jun-2014 02:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 07:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2020 05:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Mar-2021 18:54 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
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