ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115329
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 October 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 197th PTS, 127th PTG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1452 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 16 Miles South West of Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, AZ, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona (KGXF/GXF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84C-2-RE Thunderjet 47-1452, 197th PTS, 127th PTG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) October 23 1951 when crashed 16 Miles South West of Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona. Pilot Eugene W Schott, USAF killed. Accident reported as "Pilot Killed due to Structural Failure of airframe in flight".
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=72470
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5110a.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Bend_Air_Force_Auxiliary_Field#History
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