ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256017
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Date: | Wednesday 15 August 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 8th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF |
Registration: | 50-1189 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Haruda, 14 miles South Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka -
Japan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (FUK/RJFF) |
Destination airport: | Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (FUK/RJFF) |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:Republic F-84E-30-RE Thunderjet 51-1189, 8th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) August 15 1951 in a Mid-air collision with wingman (who was flying in F-84E 51-631 also of 8th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF). Aircraft exploded in mid-air near Haruda, Chikushino, 14 miles South Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Pilots of both aircraft were killed. Pilot of 50-631 was Floyd C Lawrence, USAF who unsuccessfully bailed out and was killed.
Sources:
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http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=57404 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5108a.html 5.
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikushino,_Fukuoka Revision history:
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