ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255315
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 83rd FIS, 78th FIG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-743 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamilton AFB, Novato, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton AFB, Novato, CA |
Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet 48-743, 83rd FIS, 78th FIG, USAF: Written off July 29 1949 at Hamilton AFB, Novato, California. Reportedly a "take off accident due to mechanical failure". Pilot on this occasion was James I Mathis, USAF
The 78th Fighter Wing was activated at Hamilton AFB, Novato, CA on November 16, 1948, with the 78th Fighter Group being reassigned from Mitchel AFB as its subordinate operational unit. During World War II, the 78th Fighter Group trained at Hamilton with P-38 Lightnings in 1942 and served as part of its air defense organization. Although briefly inactivated between 1952 and 1956, the 78th Fighter Wing was the host unit at Hamilton until it was inactivated in 1969.
The 78th Fighter Group's initial operational fighter squadrons were the 82nd, 83rd, and 84th (Jet). The 82nd and 83rd squadrons were equipped with F-51D Mustangs, while the 84th flew the Republic F-84B Thunderstreak. As its predecessor, the 325th, the mission of the 78th Fighter Wing was the air defense of the Pacific coast. The wing and subordinate units were redesignated as the 78th Fighter-Interceptor Wing on January 20, 1950.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=107944
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4907.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Army_Airfield#78th_Fighter_Wing
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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