Incident North American F-100D-40-NH Super Sabre 55-2783,
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Date:Wednesday 14 August 1957
Time:08:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100D-40-NH Super Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-2783
MSN: 224-50
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Wakefield, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Langley AFB, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Pilot (24) bailed out from jet fighter-bomber.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 14 August 1957, p1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF56_Years56-59.asp
https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SSD19570815.1.1&srpos=1&e=15-08-1957-18-08-1957--en-20--1--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jun-2019 14:20 TB Added
05-Dec-2023 07:46 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source]

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