ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115365
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Date: | Friday 28 April 1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 522nd FES, 27th FEG, USAF |
Registration: | 49-2161 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 6 Miles South East of Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2161, 522nd FES, 27th FEG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 28 1950 when crashed 6 miles South east of Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas. Incident reported as "crash landing - destroyed by fire". Pilot on this occasion was Billy G Edens, USAF (1923-2017)
Sources:
1.
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=3372 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5004.html 5. Biography of pilot:
https://goefoundation.org/eagles/edens-billy/ 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergstrom_Air_Force_Base#History Revision history:
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