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| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 46-632 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile North North-West of Eastman, Dodge County, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
Republic P-84B-31-RE Thunderjet 46-0635, 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF; Written off (destroyed) October 2 1948 when wrecked in a forced landing 1 mile North North-West of Eastman, Dodge County, GA. Reported cause was "crash landing due to adverse weather conditions". Pilot Captain Charles V Garino, USAF (AO-795588); he survived this incident, and was later promoted to the rank of Major, becoming the Commanding Officer of the 23rd Fighter Squadron, USAF from December 1951 to December 1952.
On October 2 1948 no fewer than five F-84s were wrecked in forced landings due to a storm over Georgia: 46-613, 46-630, 46-635, 46-642, and 46-643, all from the 55th FS, 20th FG at Shaw AFB, SC,
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=113902
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4810.html
5. https://usafunithistory.com/PDF/20-29/23%20FIGHTER%20SQ.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman,_Georgia
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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