Accident Republic F-84G Thunderjet 51-11215, Tuesday 19 January 1954
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Date:Tuesday 19 January 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84G Thunderjet
Owner/operator:U.S. Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 51-11215
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:York River near Williamsburg, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Langley AFB, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a river and exploded near Williamsburg, VA. Pilot was killed.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/
https://books.google.nl/books?id=vkgRAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=2749,1063378&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCkZiF_puQAxVqhP0HHU4mOJU4ChDoAXoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2021 08:49 ASN archive Added
11-Oct-2025 11:43 Cobar Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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