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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105B-20-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | 141st TFS NJ ANG |
| Registration: | 57-5836 |
| MSN: | B73 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 126° 20NM from Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into Chesapeake Bay after an incontrolled roll at 21.000 ft, pilot 2/Lt. Robert Harry Drosendahl killed in the crash. Neither pilot remains nor aircraft were recovered.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 23-Aug-2014 13:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2019 10:48 | J155 | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
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