Accident North American F-86A Sabre 49-1009,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256835
 
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Date:Saturday 15 January 1955
Time:15:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86A Sabre
Owner/operator:U.S. Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 49-1009
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tuckerton, NJ -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:McGuire Air Force Base, NJ
Destination airport:McGuire Air Force Base, NJ
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
1/15/1955: Stalled and crashed near Tuckerton, NJ. Pilot was killed. 1st Lt Thomas Williams was approximately 20 minutes into a training mission when his aircraft stalled and spun into the ground. He was assigned to the 141st Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 108th Fighter Group (Air National Guard) at McGuire AFB, NJ.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-May-2021 18:53 ASN archive Added
19-Jul-2022 16:47 JB MDL Historian Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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