Incident Republic F-105G Thunderchief 63-8301,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152051
 
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Date:Friday 20 December 1974
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-105G Thunderchief
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 63-8301
MSN: F78
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cuddeback Range CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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