ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115399
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 April 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 561st FES, 12th FEG, USAF |
| Registration: | 51-491 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 Miles North West of Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-25-RE Thunderjet 51-0491, 561st FES, 12th FEG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 10 1951 when crashed in a force landing, caused by engine failure, 4 Miles North West of Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas. Pilot of 51-0491 was Virgil K Meroney, USAF
Port Lavaca is located in northern Calhoun County on the west side of Lavaca Bay, an arm of Matagorda Bay. It is the county seat of Calhoun County, and part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Port Lavaca is 130 miles (210 km) southwest of Houston.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=16061
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5104.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Lavaca,_Texas
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