ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255326
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| Date: | Saturday 17 September 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 82nd FS, 78th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-646 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 miles North East of Beverly, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton AFB, Novato, CA |
Republic F-84D-1-RE Thunderjet 48-646, 82nd FS, 78th FG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) September 17 1949 when crashed on a gunnery range 9 miles north-east of Beverly, Washington. Accident reported as a CFIT ("Controlled Flight Into Terrain"). Pilot Lawrence W Kane, USAF was killed.
Beverly, Washington, United States, is a small unincorporated community along the banks of the Columbia River in central Washington state. The community, which consists of a few hundred residents, is a few miles downriver from Wanapum Dam and is nestled at the base of Sentinel Gap, a water gap in the Saddle Mountains that predates the Columbia River.
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=108264
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4909.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly,_Washington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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