ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115395
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles east of Rhein-Main AB, Frankfurt (Hessen), West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Furstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, (FEL/ETSF) |
| Rhein-Main AB, Frankfurt (FRF/EDAF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84E-10-RE Thunderjet 49-2304, 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF: Written off (destroyed) March 5 1951 when crashed 2 miles East of Rhein-Main AB, Frankfurt Am Main, West Germany. Accident recorded as "Pilot killed in ground crash/collision". Some sources state that 49-2304 collided with trees while flying at a very low altitude. The pilot - Robert J Shea USAF - was killed
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=15821
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5103.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhein-Main_Air_Base#1949%E2%80%931959
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 14:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Phase] |
| 18-Jul-2020 14:43 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 06-Apr-2024 15:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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