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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1968 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 60-0459 |
| MSN: | D147 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi SE of Indian Springs, Nevada, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB |
Crashed when testing proximity fuse. Pilot Maj. Robert L Chastain killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
JF Baugher
Burrusspta
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 30-Sep-2015 17:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2019 09:56 | J155 | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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