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| Date: | Wednesday 27 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105B-15-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-5785 |
| MSN: | B22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avon Park Range, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McDill AFB, FL |
Crashed due to extreme pitchup during practice run on bmbing range. Pilot Lt Col Marion C. Felts killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
Youngstown Vindicator 28 February 1963, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2013 12:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2013 15:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2021 14:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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