ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115285
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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 181st FS, 136th FG, Texas ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 45-59503 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic P-84B-3-RE Thunderjet 45-59503, 181st FS, 136th FG, Texas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (destroyed) March 15 1951 when sustained an engine fire and explosion while taxiing at Hensley Field AFB, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas. Aircraft burnt out, but pilot - Lee R Wylie, USAF - bailed out safely.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=15879
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5103a.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Air_National_Guard#History
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prairie_Armed_Forces_Reserve_Complex#History
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