ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255343
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| Date: | Friday 3 March 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 83rd FS, 78th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-688 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Napa County Airport, 5 miles south of Napa, Napa County, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton AFB, Novato, CA |
| Napa County Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84D-1-RE Thunderjet 48-688, 83rd FS, 78th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) March 3 1950 when crashed while making a forced landing due to engine failure at Napa County Airport, five miles (8 km) south of Napa, in Napa County, California. Pilot on this occasion was Douglas N Matheson, USAF
The 83rd FS was transferred from USAF Europe to Air Defense Command (ADC) in June 1947, and stationed at Mitchell Field, New York. Prior to being equipped it was transferred to Hamilton Air Force Base, California, where it received F-51D Mustangs and, later, Republic F-84B Thunderjets. In the fall of 1950 it was upgraded to F-84Ds, with the first aircraft arriving in March.
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=3111
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5003.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/83d_Fighter_Weapons_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napa_County_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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