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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 37th FS, 14th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 45-59539 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine, USA (GBR/KBGR) |
| Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine, USA (GBR/KBGR) |
Republic F-84-11-RE Thunderjet 45-59539, 37th FS, 14th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 22 1948 when wrecked in a forced landing at Dow AFB, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME, due to engine failure. Pilot Jack H Payne, USAF.
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=112984
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4804.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor_Air_National_Guard_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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