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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 77th FBS, 20th FBG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-786 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shaw AFB, 8 miles WNW of Sumter, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
| Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-786, 77th FBS, 20th FBG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) May 6 1949 when crashed on take-off from Shaw AFB, 8 miles WNW of Sumter, South Carolina. Pilot 1st Lt John R Newton.
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=107487
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4905.html
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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