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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1956 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 |
| Type: |  Republic RF-84F Thunderflash |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-7314 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hahn AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Spangdahlem AB (15:00) |
Crashed during emergency landing at Hahn AB after the pilot called to a second RF-84F (pilot Lo Bianco/AMI) at 15:10 an engine malfunction and 15:12 a loss of oil pressure and diverted to Hahn AB. Exchange pilot Franco Bonello (AMI, Stormo at Villafranca) killed.
Sources:
La Stampa 31 August 1956, p9/7 September 1956, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 20:36 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2015 17:41 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2020 19:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Apr-2024 09:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-May-2025 16:45 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-May-2025 15:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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