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| Date: | Thursday 21 April 1949 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Republic F-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-33632 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi N of Bamberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Neubiberg AFB |
Hit power cable and crashed during military exercise.
Sources:
El Tiempo 22 April 1949, p8
AAIR (KCRGC)
Karlsruher Neue Zeitung 22 April 1949, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Apr-2011 11:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2014 13:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2023 09:17 | Nepa | Updated |
| 09-May-2025 15:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2025 18:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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