ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115392
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 525th FBS, 86th FBW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2241 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wheelus AB, 5 miles East of Tripoli -
 Libya
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Neubiberg AB, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. |
| Wheelus AB, Tripoli, Libya (MJI/HLLM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-10-RE Thunderjet 49-2241, 525th FBS, 86th FBW, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) February 24 1951 when force landed at Wheelus AB, 5 miles East of Tripoli, Libya due to engine failure. Aircraft destroyed by fire due to engine failure/engine fire. Pilot of 49-2241 was 1st Lt Joseph Powers Kelsey, USAF (Service Number: O-677048).(1920-2007)
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=15763
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5102.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelus_Air_Base#USAFE_use
6. https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/joseph-powers-kelsey
7. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/cincinnati/name/joseph-kelsey-obituary?pid=149584347
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