ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240844
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| Date: | Saturday 17 November 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 50-18** |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Châlons-sur-Marne, Grand Est Region -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Courcy/Reims |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84E-20-RE Thunderjet, Armée de l'Air: Written off (destroyed) November 17 1951: Crashed at Châlons-sur-Marne, Grand Est region of France, from three ship formation. Pilot Serg André Dhyser was killed.
Exact aircraft not yet identified, but believed to one of 19 supplied between February and May 1951 from the batch 50-1813 to 50-1837. Four (50-1813/1819/1825/1826) went to Belgium; Four (50-1827/1828/1829/1832) went to the Netherlands. The rest went to France.
Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the department of Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed in 1998
Sources:
1. Le Monde 19 November 1951: https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1951/11/19/le-pilote-est-tue_2072408_1819218.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1950.html
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2lons-en-Champagne
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2020 15:36 | TB | Added |
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