Accident Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief 60-5377, Monday 27 August 1962
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Date:Monday 27 August 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 60-5377
MSN: D227
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fliegerhorst Hopsten -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Fliegerhorst Hopsten
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot Capt Donald Otto Faust (29).

Sources:

Honnefer Volkszeitung 1 September 1962, p6
AAIR (KLAC)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Dec-2012 00:00 ASN Archive Added
28-Mar-2013 21:48 Uli Elch Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
01-May-2025 07:47 TB Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
16-May-2025 17:11 TB Updated [Location, Source, ]

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