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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-80B |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-8621 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi W of Fürstenfeldbruck -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fürstenfeldbruck AB |
| Italy |
Crashed after encountering thunderstorm. Pilot bailed out. A third F-80 diverted to Rom-Chiampino and landed safely.
Sources:
El Tiempo 25 August 1949, p8
AAIR (BOWAC)
Badische Neuste Nachrichten 26 August 1949, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 02-May-2014 18:21 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2025 12:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 12-May-2025 16:39 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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