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| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-9439 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gila Bend AAF, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
Crashed on first gunnery mission. Pilot 2°Lt Voltaire J. Abeyounis (23) was killed.
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84F.html
Star-News 9 JAN 1958, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2021 18:19 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 19:29 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2022 13:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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