Incident North American FJ-2 Fury (F-86E) 132107,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261443
 
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Date:Thursday 6 January 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American FJ-2 Fury (F-86E)
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 132107
MSN: 181-182
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:17 mi from Mito AAF, Tokyo -   Japan
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
USMC jet fighter abandoned and pilot Maj Franklin C. Thomas, Jr bailed out. Boy (10 or 14) reported killed when falling plane rams farm house.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 7 January 1955, p1+6
AAIR (BOMF)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2021 11:07 ASN archive Added
28-Jul-2021 17:47 TB Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2021 17:00 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
05-Sep-2022 07:24 TB Updated [Location, Source]

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