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| Date: | Tuesday 14 November 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105B-20-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | 336th TFSqn /4th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 57-5809 |
| MSN: | B-46 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina |
| Seymour Johnson AFB, NC |
Crashed and destroyed on November 14 1961: The pilot could not get all the landing gear extended. The left main landing gear would not fully extend and lock on final approach to Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, North Carolina. Pilot (Capt. Richard Edward Wendell) climbed to 8,000 feet, then abandoned the aircraft by ejecting safely
Sources:
http://www.burrusspta.org/833_all.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1957.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170808084817/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_105/f_105.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 21-Feb-2013 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 09:32 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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