Accident Republic F-105D-30-RE Thunderchief 62-4244, Friday 21 April 1972
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Date:Friday 21 April 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-105D-30-RE Thunderchief
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 62-4244
MSN: D443
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Osan -   South Korea
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
This was my aircraft at Takhli. I have always thought it went into the Pacific just off of Okinawa which was the gunnery range for the squadron. LTC Jerry Abel USAF Ret.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Dec-2012 00:00 ASN Archive Added
25-Jan-2025 19:45 Anon. Updated [Narrative, ]

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