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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-31-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-4307 |
| MSN: | D506 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5M S of Bird Field, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hydraulic fire in speed brake area. Later the engine failed. Pilot, 1Lt John Korman, ejected safely but landed in post-crash fire and was burned but survived to fly again.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 31-Jul-2018 16:15 | j155 | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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