ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277315
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| Date: | Monday 10 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86D Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Geiger AFB, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a fire truck on landing and burst into flames. Pilot Lt Walter C. Newton escaped unhurt. The fire truck speeding to another jet whose landing gear had collapsed.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 11 September 1956, p16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2022 11:29 | TB | Added |
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