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| Date: | Wednesday 16 June 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-5-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-1152 |
| MSN: | D7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 17M S of McConnell AFB, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McConnell AFB |
Engine fire in flight, Pilot, Maj Edwin W Merkel ejected safely
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2013 13:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2018 16:18 | j155 | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2018 09:55 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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