ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225732
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 1956 |
| Time: | 16:27 LT |
| Type: |  North American F-100C Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 54-1907 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edwards AFB, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palmdale, CA |
| Adelanto-George AFB, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was being ferried from the factory at Palmdale to George AFB. The pilot elected to divert to Edwards AFB due to nose gear issues.
During final approach to the runway Lieutenant Barty R. Brooks allowed the fighter to slow too much and the outer portion of the wings stalled and lost lift. This shifted the wings’ center of lift forward, which caused the airplane to pitch up, causing even more of the outer wing to stall.
Lieutenant Brooks fought to regain control of the airplane, but he was unable to. The F-100 crashed on the runway and exploded.
Sources:
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/barty-ray-brooks/
https://www.sabredance.net/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2019 07:07 | harro | Added |
| 02-Jun-2019 07:10 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 02-Jun-2019 07:12 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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