ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63871
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| Date: | Saturday 18 September 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 60th FS, 33rd FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1487 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dallas-Hensley Field, Grand Prairie, Dallas, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Walker AFB, Roswell, NM |
Republic F-84C-6-RE Thunderjet 47-1487, 60th FS, 33rd FG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) September 18 1948.
Pilot - William M Hart, USAF - bailed out after collision with unmanned flying object at 500 feet. Aircraft came down near Hensley Field, Grand Prairie, Dallas, TX.
In 1947, the 60th FS transferred to Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico and soon afterward, in June 1948, converted to the Republic F-84B Thunderjet. In November 1948, the 60th transferred to Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts and by June of the following year had completed a conversion to the new North American F-86 Sabre.
Sources:
1. El Tiempo 20 September 1948, p.8
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
4. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=113825
5. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4809.html
6. http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=69856
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Fighter_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prairie_Armed_Forces_Reserve_Complex#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Apr-2014 16:12 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2014 09:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
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