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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 3200th PTG USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2130 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 Miles North East of Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida (VPS/KVPS) |
Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2130, 3200th PTG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) August 19 1950 when crashed 8 Miles North East of Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida. Pilot of 49-213 was Captain Raymond E Evans, USAF (Service Number 10032A) who bailed out of his F-84E and parachuted back to earth safely. Accident reported as being due to a "structural failure of the airframe in flight".
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=7812
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5008.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okaloosa_County,_Florida
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2024 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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