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| Date: | Friday 16 June 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2159 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Creedmoor, 12 Miles West South-West of Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2159, 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) June 16 1950 when engine exploded in flight, and pilot abandoned the aircraft over Creedmoor, 12 Miles West South-West of Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas. Pilot of 49-2159 was 1st Lt Billy E Van Bibber, USAF, of Roanoake, Virginia, who escaped unharmed
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=5097
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5006.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/523d_Fighter_Squadron#Cold_War
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Group#Cold_War
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedmoor,_Texas
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