Accident Republic F-84D Thunderjet 48-759,
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Date:Thursday 7 September 1950
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84D Thunderjet
Owner/operator:79th FS, 20th FG, USAF
Registration: 48-759
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1/2 mile North East of Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (FEL/ETSF)
Destination airport:RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent (MSE/EGMH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-0759, 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) September 7 1950 when crashed 1/2 mile North East of Göppingen, West Germany in bad weather while flying in formation. Pilot Kenneth E Marstad, USAF - was killed

Göppingen is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg

Sources:

1. El Litoral 8 September 1950, p.1
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
4. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7048
5. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5009.html
6. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ppingen

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jan-2015 20:01 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2015 20:04 TB Updated [Time, Source]

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