Accident Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star 47-568, Tuesday 3 April 1951
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Date:Tuesday 3 April 1951
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: 47-568
MSN: 080-2029
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:11 Mi E South Naknek, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020662/1951-04-06/ed-1/seq-5/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Mar-2025 17:45 Cobar Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ]

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