Accident Republic F-84E Thunderjet 50-1227,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85332
 
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Date:Monday 21 January 1952
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84E Thunderjet
Owner/operator:9th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF
Registration: 50-1227
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yeoncheon-gun,11 miles North of K-14 Kimpo AB, Gangseo District, Seoul -   South Korea
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:K-14 Kimpo AB, Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea (RKSS)
Destination airport:Taegu AB (K-2), Dong District, Daegu, South Korea
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
F-84E-25-RE Thunderjet 50-1227, 9th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) January 21 1952 when crashed after take-off near Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do, 11 miles north of K-14 Kimpo AB, Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea.

Pilot 1st Lt Robert Octave Cartier, USAF (AFSN: AO-955966) was killed

Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The county seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) and sits on the Korail railroad line connecting Seoul, South Korea, with North Korea (DPRK).

Sources:

1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1950.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=118513
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1952/5201a.html
5. https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf
6. https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=290197
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeoncheon_County

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