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1959 Okinawa F-100 crash
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![]() The crash site in Ishikawa. | |
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Date | June 30, 1959 |
Summary | Mechanical failure leading to in-flight fire |
Site | Ishikawa, Okinawa Prefecture |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | North American F-100 Super Sabre |
Operator | United States Air Force |
Registration | 55-3633A |
Flight origin | Kadena Air Base |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 1 (survived) |
Fatalities | 18 (17 on ground, 1 known residual death) |
Injuries | 210 (on ground) |
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The 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash (Japanese: 宮森小学校米軍機墜落事故), also known as the Miyamori Elementary School crash (宮森小学校米軍機墜落事故), occurred on June 30, 1959, when a North American F-100 Super Sabre of the United States Air Force crashed in Ishikawa, in United States-occupied Okinawa, killing 18 people.