ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115339
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-726 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arctic Sea, East of Kulusuk -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Meeks Field AB, Keflavik, Iceland (KIF/BKIF) |
| Sondrestrom AB, Greenland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off 25/7/1950 when crashed into the Arctic Sea east of Kulusuk, Greenland at co-ordinates 65'18 N, 31'39" W. Aircraft was on a ferry flight between Meeks Field AB, Keflavik, Iceland and Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, when the engine failed. Pilot (1st Lt Hassell E Sims) killed, bailed out after engine failure but was killed
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=5311
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5007.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keflav%C3%ADk_International_Airport#Early_years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2015 23:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Country] |
| 02-Nov-2015 23:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2019 23:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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