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| Date: | Friday 9 March 1956 |
| Time: | c. 10:31 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 mi SW of Naha -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Komaki AFB |
Pilot reported at 10:31 he was bailing out.
Pilot was Colonel John Joseph Lynch Jr. (February 3rd 1918 - March 9th 1956), a Second World War ace who had served with the Royal Air Force in the Mediterranean, scoring a total of 17 kills (10 individual, 7 shared), one probable and two damaged between April 1942 and July 1943. In 1954 he had become the Operations Officer of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing, US Air Force, which was based at Misawa Air Base in Japan.
He was initially listed as missing; a week later his status was changed to 'KIFA' (Killed in Flying Accident).
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 9 March 1956, p1
https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/83247905/john-joseph-lynch
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2019 20:22 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jan-2025 06:52 | NY | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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