ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115461
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| Date: | Thursday 27 December 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 Miles South of Lentersweiler, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Furstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (FEL/ETSF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-10-RE Thunderjet 49-2312, 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 27 1951 when crashed 1.5 Miles South of Lentersweiler, West Germany. Accident reported as "pilot bailed out due to engine failure or engine fire" (one source claims engine explosion in flight). Pilot William C Sharp USAF bailed out successfully.
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=74557
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5112.html
5. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf
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