ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64492
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB734 |
| MSN: | 508 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Oldenburg, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| RAF Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre XB734: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19608 marked, became XB734 in RAF service. First flight on 6 March 1953. Delivered (taken on RAF charge) 3 June 1953. Operated by 26 Squadron at RAF Oldenburg, Lower Saxony as "E"
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2 September 1954. Following undercarriage failure the pilot was unable to lower the manual lever due to a loose bolt in the mechanism. He landed the aircraft on the grass at Oldenburg, West Germany beside the runway. Pilot survived although injured.
Struck of charge 28 April 1955 as Cat.5(c) and broek up for spares and produce (scrap) at RAF Oldenburg.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.163 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 10)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1954.htm
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19601_19650_detailed.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 05-Jun-2009 02:22 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2013 06:38 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 27-Dec-2013 17:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2020 05:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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