Accident Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star 49-712, Monday 6 March 1950
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Date:Monday 6 March 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 49-712
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:13 mi SE of Itazuke AB -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after loss of control.
Crashed 22 km from Futsukaichi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. Pilot killed.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
La Nación (Santiago) 7 March 1950, p8

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