ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115287
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Date: | Sunday 15 April 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 181st FS, 136th FG, Texas ANG, USAF |
Registration: | 45-59528 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas |
Destination airport: | Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Republic F-84B-3-RE Thunderjet 45-59528, 181st FS, 136th FG, Texas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 15 1951 when sustained an engine fire and explosion in a forced landing at Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas. Aircraft burnt out, but pilot Russel L Betts, USA - bailed out successfully
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http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=16092 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5104.html 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Air_National_Guard#History 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prairie_Armed_Forces_Reserve_Complex#History Revision history:
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