ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210410
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Date: | Thursday 9 January 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American F-100D Super Sabre |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 55-3779 ? |
MSN: | 223-461 ? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 60 mi N of Nellis AFB, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, NV |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Mid air collision with second F-100D near Thunderbird Dry Lake during aerobatic training. Thunderbird pilot Maj Jack Thurman (31) crashed and was killed. Pilot Michael Miller (31) landed his damaged F-100D safely.
Note: Thurman was in 55-3779 and Miller in 55-3791 but this is not confirmed by any source !
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 10 JAN 1969, p11A
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-May-2018 17:21 |
j155 |
Added |
22-May-2018 08:15 |
A.J. Scholten |
Updated [Cn, Operator] |
25-Jan-2022 12:56 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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