ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88828
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| Date: | Friday 15 July 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 71 (Eagle) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB880 |
| MSN: | 643 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gutersloh, West Germany |
| RAF Brüggen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre F.4: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19743 marked, became XB880. First flight on 3 June 1953. Delivered to RAF (taken on charge) 20 July 1953. Issued to 71 Squadron, RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia
Written off (destroyed) 15 July 1955: While in a slow speed high bank turn onto the approach to RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany the aircraft lost height and the port wing struck the ground. The aircraft then exploded, killing the pilot
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.172 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-1955.htm
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19701_19750_detailed.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 27-Apr-2011 00:20 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2013 15:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2020 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2020 23:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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