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| Date: | Friday 22 August 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed F-94B Starfire |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-5480 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hakata Bay, Kyushu -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RJFF |
6160ABWg, 68th FIS. Two F-94s flying from Itazuke to Komari AB Japan, encountered severe weather conditions, became separated, one landed safely at Komari, the other crashed at Hakata Bay, Kyushu, Japan. Pilot 1th Lt Joseph L.Gubana killed.
Sources:
AAIR
L.Krylov, Y.Tepsurkaev, I Seidov, R.Jackson, A.German, Gordon and Rigmant,B.Cull, D.Newton, W.Thompson, R.Dorr, X.Zhang,Korwald.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2012 16:10 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 13:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
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