Incident North American AF-1E Fury (F-86H) 143609,
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Date:Sunday 7 July 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AF-1E Fury (F-86H)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 143609
MSN: 244-117
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Willow Grove, PA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Willow Grove NAS, PA/NARTU
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on a baseball field and slide into a day camp bathhouse in flames after civil reserve pilot Capt John W. Butler (30) ejected safely. Seven killed, 15 injured. One injured man (52) died 23 JUL. Cause of the crash was an electrical generator failure.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 8 July 1963, p1/24 July 1963, p1/27 July 1963, p13

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2016 11:30 TB Added
28-Dec-2016 19:45 TB Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative]
23-May-2019 21:25 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
10-Jun-2021 19:13 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jul-2021 13:07 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
22-Jul-2021 17:18 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
24-Jul-2021 19:38 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2021 13:50 TB Updated [Cn, Narrative]
26-Dec-2021 19:00 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
28-Jun-2022 06:45 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
28-Jun-2022 06:45 TB Updated [Destination airport]

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