ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193483
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Hellenic Air Force |
| Registration: | 19664 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chania, Creta -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Knocked the top of a war memorial obelisk while stunting low at an air show in Aghia village. The masondry fell into the dignitaries section of a reviewing stand and killed the village mayor and his teen-aged son. The plane crashed killing the pilot.
Sources:
https://polemikiaeroporiahaf.blogspot.com/search/label/F-84G%20Thunderjet
unknown (registration)
Ottawa Citizen 21 May 1959, p16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2017 17:41 | TB | Added |
| 27-Sep-2017 15:44 | moukasdim | Updated [Registration, Location, Source] |
| 14-Feb-2018 21:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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