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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 522nd FES, 27th FEG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2401 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Tongdung-ni (Tan-Dong-ni) -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-2 Taeugu Airfield, South Korea (RKTN) |
Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet 49-2401, 522nd FES, 27th FEG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) on combat operations January 2 1951. Last seen during napalm run on gun emplacement near Tongdung-ni (Tan-Dong-ni) North Korea. Pilot Captain Charles E McWhirk USAF posted as "Missing In Action".
Sources:
1. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=15474
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5101.html
5. https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf
6. https://www.getamap.net/maps/north_korea/kaesong-si/_tandongni/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2012 11:04 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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