Accident Republic RF-84F Thunderflash ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193110
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 December 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Owner/operator:Air National Guard (ANG)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tampa, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MacDill AFB
Destination airport:Offutt AFB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot Major Sturgeon J. Armbrust (45) with the Nebraska ANG, was on a cross country flight from Lincoln AFB, NE. Halfway down the runway on take-off, the pilot jettisoned his drop tanks, which caught on fire and slid down the runway and into auto traffic entering the base. One of the flaming tanks hit a civilian employee's car. The RF-84 had become slightly airborne about 75 feet, and disappeared into the trees and crashed into off-base houses, resulting in a huge black smoke fireball.

Sources:

The Evening Independet 16 December1965, p20A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jan-2017 20:20 TB Added
14-Mar-2020 11:06 nicholas_williams Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]
17-Jan-2022 11:10 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2022 11:28 TB Updated [Other fatalities]
18-Feb-2022 18:39 TB Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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