ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59362
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E-10-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 22nd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2228 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schweinfurt Gunnery Range, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Furstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (FEL/ETSF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84E-10-RE Thunderjet 49-2228, 22nd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF: Written off (destroyed) when pilot lost control after losing canopy in flight and crashed on the Schweinfurt Gunnery Range, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, West Germany, January 10, 1951. Pilot John K Hathaway, USAF was killed; he attempted to bale out, but was reportedly killed by structural failure and fatally injured when hit by pieces of the disintegrating wreckage of 49-2228.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=15517
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5101.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweinfurt#U.S._Army_Garrison_Schweinfurt
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22nd_Fighter_Squadron#Bitburg_Air_Base
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base#36th_Fighter-Bomber_Wing
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2021 12:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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