ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115314
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 171st PTS, 127th PTG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1542 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gila Bend Range, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Maticopa County, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Gila Bend AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona (GXF/KGXF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84C-11-RE Thunderjet 47-1542, 171st PTS, 127th PTG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) April 9 1951 when crashed due to a structural failure in flight at Gila Bend Ranges, Maricopa County, Arizona. Break up in flight of F-84C 47-1542 attributed to excessive "G" Forces during manoeuvring. Pilot of this aircraft was James M Smith USAF.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=16051
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5104.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Bend_Air_Force_Auxiliary_Field
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