Incident North American F-100C Super Sabre 54-2006,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209465
 
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Date:Friday 7 August 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100C Super Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 54-2006
MSN: 217-267
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30M W of Bitburg -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight controls locked, Capt. Gordon "Horse" L. Scharnorst ejected safely

Sources:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wausaudailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-scharnhorst&pid=185052717&fhid=19793

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Apr-2018 15:55 j155 Added
21-May-2018 17:31 A.J. Scholten Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator]
27-Apr-2022 18:59 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities]

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