ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84332
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 522nd FES, 27th FEG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2129 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yusil-li, Kudongch’ang-ni, Pyongyang -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-2 Taeugu Airfield, South Korea (RKTN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet, 49-2129, 522nd FES, 27th FEG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) March 19 1951 when failed to return from combat operations. Aircraft Hit by ground fire, crash landed and exploded near Yulsil-li, Korea. Pilot killed.
Yusil-li is a locality in Pyongyang, Pyongan. Yusil-li is situated nearby to the localities Kudongch’ang-ni and Tongch’ang-ni.
Pilot - Captain Glen Darden, USA (Service Number AO-750802) - was killed in action. Captain Darden was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. His body was recovered and repatriated, and buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5103a.html
4. https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/resource/1646075089000/additionalStaticListsKoreanVietnamWar/korwald_acc_DATELOSS_20220114.pdf
5. http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
6. https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/darden=glen
7. https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=AssignmentExt&ID=322162
8. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Glen-Darden/9317219
9. https://mapcarta.com/16077280
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2013 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase] |
| 01-Feb-2021 11:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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