ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115369
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2147 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 Miles South East Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2147, 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) May 20 1950 when crashed 6 Miles South East Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas due to engine failure. Reported as "bailed out due to engine failure, engine explosion in flight". The pilot - Edwin H Morton, USA - bailed out and was unhurt.
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=4977
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5005.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Group#Postwar_era
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergstrom_Air_Force_Base#History
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