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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-8263 |
| MSN: | F40 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Death Valley, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | George AFB |
Centerline tank fell off in flight and hit the aircraft flight controls. The a/c become uncontrollable and the Pilot, Capt. Eddie M Graham, and the EWO Capt. Eddie M Graham were forced to eject safely
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
https://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Bfg/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 23-Dec-2019 14:40 | J155 | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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