Incident Republic F-84B Thunderjet 45-59519,
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Date:Thursday 28 April 1949
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
Owner/operator:2754th ABG, USAF
Registration: 45-59519
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Oscuro, 46 miles West North-West of Alamagordo, New Mexico -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Holloman AFB, New Mexico (HMN/KHMN)
Destination airport:Holloman AFB, New Mexico (HMN/KHMN)
Narrative:
Republic P-84B-3-RE Thunderjet 45-59519, 2754th ABG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 28 1949 when crashed near Oscuro, 46 miles West North-West of Alamagordo, New Mexico. Reported cause of accident was engine failure, and the pilot - Gildert A Pedersen USAF - bailed out before the aircraft dived into the ground.

Sources:

1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=107448
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4904.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloman_Air_Force_Base#Alamogordo_Army_Air_Field

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