ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115382
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 559th FES, 12th FEW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2098 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 Miles South West of Giddings, Lee County, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
| Turner AFB, Albany, Georgia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-1-RE Thunderjet 49-2098, 559th FES, 12th FEW, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 12, 1950 when ran out of fuel and made a forced landing 2 miles South West of Giddings, Lee County, Texas. Pilot of 49-2098 was 1st Lt John P O'Leary, USAF
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=7602
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5012.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/559th_Flying_Training_Squadron#Strategic_fighter_operations
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giddings,_Texas
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