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Date: Aircraft: Serial: Unit: Involved: Location: Circumstances:
26 Nov 1969
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		368 1 Sqn 1 K AFB Pietersburg Engine cut after touch and go. Pilot killed when he ejected too late.
1 Jan 1969
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		358 1 Sqn 1 OK Collided with Vampire and landed with severely damaged right wing. Exact date in 1969 unknown.
11 Nov 1968
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		368 1 Sqn 1 OK
29 Oct 1968
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		366 1 Sqn 1 k Near Bandolierskop
11 Jun 1968
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		354 1 Sqn 1 k Crashed on weapons range.
21 Jun 1967
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		377 1 Sqn 1 k Mechanic sucked into intake during engine ground-run.
26 Aug 1966
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		363 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by a ricochet on the bombing range, repaired
26 Aug 1966
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		381 1 Sqn 1 OK Tyre-burst on landing.
11 May 1966
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		357 1 Sqn 1 k Near Pretoria While air-testing orange smoke for a flypast, the aircraft hit the ground with one wing and crashed.
26 Apr 1966
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		353 1 Sqn 1 k Near Pilansberg
4 Mar 1966
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		359 1 Sqn 1 OK Engine failure in flight, but landed safely.
7 Feb 1966
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		373 1 Sqn 1 OK AFB Pietersburg Ran off runway in heavy rain, repaired.
29 Jun 1965
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		360 1 Sqn 1 k Near Louis Trichardt
11 Jun 1965
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		366 1 Sqn 1 OK Camera panel came off in flight.
3 Jun 1965
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		373 1 Sqn 1 OK AFB Waterkloof Nose wheel burst on landing.
9 Feb 1965
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		361/381 1 Sqn 2 OK Sustained slight damage during mid-air collision.
25 Jan 1965
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		377 1 Sqn 1 OK Force-landed due to shortage of fuel.
5 Nov 1963
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		368 1 Sqn 1 OK Bird strike and landed safely.
31 Jan 1963
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		374 2 Sqn 1 OK Bird strike.
12 Nov 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		373 2 Sqn 1 OK Bird strike.
29 Oct 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		366 1 Sqn 1 OK Hit a Secretary bird on take-off, but landed safely.
24 Oct 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		358 1 Sqn 1 OK Sustained shrapnel damage and landed with bomb and rocket bits in the wings.
15 Jun 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		351 1 Sqn 1 k Near Pienaarsrivier, N of Pretoria Collided with Sabre 382.
15 Jun 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		382 1 Sqn 1 OK Near Pienaarsrivier, N of Pretoria Collided with Sabre 351, landed safely.
1 Mar 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		371 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged in thunderstorm.
21 Feb 1962
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		366 1 Sqn 1 OK Flew into target tow-cable, landed safely.
2 Nov 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		356 1 Sqn 1 K Near Pretoria Collided with Sabre 375 and pilot ejected.
2 Nov 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		375 1 Sqn 1 OK Near Pretoria Collided with Sabre 356 and pilot ejected.
28 Aug 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		371 1 Sqn 1 OK Burst tyre.
14 Aug 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		350 1 Sqn 1 OK Struck tree while low flying.
14 Aug 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		383 2 Sqn 1 OK Bird-strike.
14 Apr 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		364 1 Sqn 1 OK Waterkloof Stalled on final approach and force landed short of runway. Aircraft written-off.
2 Mar 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		364 1 Sqn 1 OK Explosion in flight, but landed safely.
7 Feb 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		364 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by ricochet.
30 Jan 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		377 1 Sqn 1 OK Tyre burst on landing.
13 Jan 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		356 1 Sqn 1 OK Hit flag-type target during air-to-air gunnery practice with minor damage.
5 Jan 1961
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		364 1 Sqn 1 OK Bird strike.
22 Nov 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		380 2 Sqn 1 OK Tyre-burst while landing.
29 Aug 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		351 1 Sqn 1 OK Overstressed to 5.5G.
24 Aug 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		375 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by ricochet, repaired.
16 Aug 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		376 1 Sqn 1 OK Near Pretoria Took-off without being refuelled and pilot was forced to eject.
15 Jul 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		354 2 Sqn 1 OK Port Elizabeth Collided during formation aerobatics with Sabre 379, landed safely.
15 Jul 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		379 2 Sqn 1 OK Port Elizabeth Collided during formation aerobatics with Sabre 354 and pilot ejected safely.
5 May 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		372 2 Sqn 1 OK Engine flame-out after being hit by shrapnel and successfully force landed.
29 Apr 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		366 1 Sqn 1 OK Nose wheel door came off in flight, landed safely.
8 Mar 1960
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		351 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by a ricochet on weapons range.
21 Nov 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		380 2 Sqn 1 OK Bird-strike.
13 Nov 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		383 2 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by richochet.
17 Oct 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		350 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged tail-pipe when landing with nose too high.
6 Oct 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		378 1 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by a bomb arming vane.
10 Sep 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		353 2 Sqn 1 OK Experienced compressor stall on take-off and undercarriage raised to save aircraft. Repaired.
9 Jun 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		353 2 Sqn 1 OK Ingested panel into intake on start-up resulting in severe engine damage.
18 Apr 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		351/358 1 Sqn 2 OK Mid-air collision, both landed safely.
13 Apr 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		352 2 Sqn 1 OK Nose gear failed on landing, minor damage.
1 Apr 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		365 2 Sqn 1 OK Damaged by shrapnel during a rocket attack.
31 Mar 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		350 1 Sqn 1 OK Minor damage when swung off runway.
20 Mar 1959
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		363 1 Sqn 1 OK Airframe twisted while doing a slow roll above safe roll speed. Repaired.
16 Oct 1958
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		355 2 Sqn 1 OK Hit flag-type target during air-to-air gunnery practice.
24 May 1957
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		352 2 Sqn 1 OK Scraped tail-pipe while landing.
13 Nov 1956
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 		355 2 Sqn 1 OK Loss of power on take-off and carried out a successful emergency landing.