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| Date: | Friday 4 January 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-6429 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near MacDill AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| McDill AFB, FL/12 TFW |
Crashed into Tampa Bay, FL. Pilot Capt Richard T. Gibson ejected but was killed when parachute failed to open.
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84F.html
Voungstown Vindiacator 5 January 1963, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2021 18:19 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2021 17:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 14:26 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 28-May-2024 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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