NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION F-100C SUPER SABRE CRASH @ EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE BOB HOOVER 88804a

This silent reel of footage comes from the North American Aviation film library and was used for company film productions in the 1960s. The film begins with footage of aircraft assembly and engineers working in the NAA factory. At :30 a spectacular accident is shown on the runway at Edwards AFB as an F-100 jet fighter flown by Lt. Barty R. Brooks crashes in a fireball. The details of this accident are described below. At 1:22 what might be the factory at Dallas, Texas is seen. At 1:29 the A-3 Vigilante is shown, probably the prototype aircraft. At 2:11 some of the company’s WWII aircraft are briefly shown including the P-51 Mustang. The T-28 Trojan, a post-WWII trainer is also shown. At 6:35 the Thunderbirds are shown flying the F-100E Super Sabre jet. At 11:15 the Super Sabre F-100 is shown. At 12:00 schlieren effect is demonstrated. At 12:40 low passes are made by an F-100. At 16:14, expert pilot R.A. “Bob“ Hoover demonstrates his famous flight routine in his trademark P-51 Mustang. When a swept wing st