Accident North American F-86F Sabre 52-4749,
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Date:Tuesday 19 January 1954
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-86F Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 52-4749
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Managua -   Nicaragua
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Managua Airport
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit tree during forced landing after ran out of fuel **shortly after take-off. Pilot Capt Dean L. Ray (34) fatally injured. Six F-86 on Latin America tour. *Registration noted as "50-4749" and 52-4749. *** and fell to the ground inverted.

Sources:

* http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
The Ottawa Journal 20 January 1954, p35
**Dean L. Ray
*** Globo 20 JAN 1954, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
10-May-2013 21:58 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
12-Dec-2013 17:45 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
17-Mar-2018 08:11 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
23-Nov-2019 17:47 TB Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]
11-Nov-2021 19:31 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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