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| Date: | Monday 30 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-20-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | 9th TFS USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0114 |
| MSN: | D309 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brookley Air Force Base, Mobile Bay, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Fire on board during takeoff and ditched into Mobile Bay. Pilot James W. Stiles was killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214400/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-105.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205433652/james_werner-stiles/photo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 15-Jul-2016 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2024 20:01 | Jetdoc | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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