ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115295
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| Date: | Friday 17 February 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 58th FS, 33rd FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1508 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (FMH/KFMH) |
| Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic P-84C-6-RE Thunderjet, 47-1508, 58th FS, 33rd FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) February 17 1949 when force landed due to engine failure at Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Pilot on this occasion was Donald R James, USAF (1927-2014)
Col. Donald R. James, (USAF, Retired) aged 86, of Lafayette, IN., died at St. Elizabeth Central Friday April 18, 2014 at 3:00 PM. Donald was born in Anderson, IN. October 10, 1927, the son of the late Perry and Mary James and was a graduate of Anderson High School and Purdue University. He married Dolores N. Naville July 2, 1949 in Tucson, AZ. And she preceded him in death November 19, 2012. Col. James served in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 until 1977, and flew over 100 combat missions during the Korean War in F-84’s.
After its service in World War II, the 58th was reactivated as part of the postwar Air Defense Command in June 1948 at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Equipped with F-84C Thunderjets, the squadron was part of the 33d Fighter-Interceptor Group, providing air defense over New England
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=3052
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5002.html
5. Pilots Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/col-donald-james-usaf-ret-obituary?pid=170726662&v=batesville
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Fighter_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Air_National_Guard_Base#Cold_War
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