ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255294
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 46-569 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shaw AFB, 8 miles WNW of Sumter, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
| Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
Republic F-84B-26-RE Thunderjet 46-659, 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) February 1 1949 when crashed at Shaw AFB, 8 miles WNW of Sumter, South Carolina. Accident attributed to "crash landing - out of gas". Pilot was John C Strothers, USAF
NOTE: Some published sources wrongly give the date of the accident as February 10 1949.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4902.html
4. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=106962
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base#20th_Fighter_Group
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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