Mid-air collision Accident Republic F-84G Thunderjet 51-1108,
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Date:Tuesday 4 January 1955
Time:c. 21:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84G Thunderjet
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 51-1108
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tokyo Bay -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two US military airplane collided over Tokyo Bay and fell into the sea. Type also reported as "F-86".

Sources:

El Orden 8 January 1955, p1
ABC (Madrid) 8 January 1955, 26
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Mar-2015 17:26 TB Added
27-Mar-2016 15:17 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
08-Jun-2019 19:40 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
08-Jun-2019 19:58 TB Updated [Narrative]

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