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| Date: | Friday 20 December 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105G Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-8301 |
| MSN: | F78 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cuddeback Range CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Engine flame out, not possible to restart, pilot Capt. Alfred P Metz and EWO 1/Lt. Randall N Smith both ejected and rescued!
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
Burrusspta
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/63-8301/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 23-Dec-2019 11:28 | J155 | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2019 11:32 | J155 | Updated [Source, ] |
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