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The Canadair Sabre in South African Service |
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This is the initial listing ejections involving Canadair Sabres. The list is still being checked and will need amendments. Any obvious blunders, assigning the aircraft to the wrong country etc please let me know |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial |
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crashed | crew | seat | photo |
| 28 February 1953 |
 SAAF |
F-86F Sabre |
608 / M 52-4348 |
2 Sqn |
Fuel exhaustion while escorting lost pilot,
Pilot lost during training flight. Near K-55, Korea |
Lt R. L. van Rooyen ejected over K-8, and rescued | ||
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21st April 1953 |
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F-86F Sabre |
613 "G" 42-4327 |
2 Sqn |
Compressor failure, engine failure, rescued |
2nd Lt. J. H. Robberts ejected |
NAA |
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21st July 1953 |
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F-86F Sabre |
616 "Q" 52-4368 |
2 Sqn |
Caught fire after hit by AAA in bombing run |
Lt. George Thom ejected - became PoW released in RMC |
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NAA |
| 28 August 1953 | F-86 Sabre | 614 / P | 2 Sqn | Into Yellow Sea off Korean coast following control failure | 2nd Lt M. C. Botha, ejected but drowned | |||
| 15th July 1960 |
SAAF |
CL13B Sabre Mk.6 | 379 | 2 Sqn | Mid-air with 354 Southdene Village near Port Elizabeth airport | Lt. H. J. W. (Paul) Bothma | NAA | |
| 16th August 1960 |
SAAF |
CL13B Sabre Mk.6 | 376 |
1 Sqn RSA |
Flame-out Aircraft not refuelled near Pretoria, South Africa | 2 Lt. C. N. Venter |
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NAA |
| 02-Nov-1961 |
SAAF |
Sabre | 356 | RSA | Mid-air with 375 | 2 Lt. H. H. Meter | NAA | |
| 02-Nov-1961 |
SAAF |
Sabre | 375 | RSA | Mid-air with 356 | 2 Lt C. C. Basson | NAA | |
| 26 November 1969 | CL13B Sabre Mk.6 | 368 | 1 Sqn | Engine failure. Near Pietersburg | Major J.P. Britz, ejected but killed | |||
| 19-Nov-1970 |
SAAF |
CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 | 355 | 1 sqn | Mid-air with 370 near Turfloop | 2nd Lt Rod Penhall | NAA | |
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"The Sabre incident on 19 Nov
1970 listed under the SAAF section I think involved
Brig.Genl. Rod Penhal at the time a
2nd Lt, who collided with another Sabre which I believe landed
safely. Rod ejected and injured his back on landing, but recovered
to continue flying later - I was on the instructors' course with him
in 1971 at FTS Dunnottar.
Regards
Johan Rossouw
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| 26-Mar-1971 |
SAAF |
CL-13B Sabre | 377 | 1 sqn | Engine Failure near Blouberg, Strand | 2 Lt Ben H. Arnoldi |
 via André Kritzinger |
NAA |
| 26 March 1971 CL13B Sabre Mk.6 377 1 Sqn (I live some 5 minutes from where the accident happened, an "eyewitness" I met some years ago maintained the aircraft broke in half upon hitting the ground, cockpit pod rolled towards dunes and Arnoldi ejected through hood and landed amongst the dunes - if this is the case he is damn lucky to have survived with no major injuries) Steve | ||||||||
| 22-Jun-1971 |
SAAF |
CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 | 374 | 1 sqn | Engine explosion, loss of power. A/c landed short of runway | 2 Lt J. Allison | NAA | |
| 10-Apr-1975 |
SAAF |
CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 | 370 | 1Sqn | in-flight Fire after hit by shrapnel from explosion, crashed Roodewal Bombing Range near Pietersburg | Capt F. W. C. Brits | NAA | |
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