ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115297
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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 60th FS, 33rd FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1600 |
| 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 (FMH/KFMH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic P-84C-16-RE Thunderjet 47-1600, 60th FS, 33rd FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) February 18, 1950 when crashed while landing at Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Pilot on this occasion was Douglas S Swain, USAF (1923-2008)
In 1947, the 60th FS transferred to Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico and soon afterward, in June 1948, converted to the Republic F-84 Thunderjet. In November 1948, the 60th FS transferred to Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts and by June of the following year [1950] had completed a conversion to the new North American F-86 Sabre.
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=3058
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5002.html
5. Pilots Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/southofboston-enterprise/name/douglas-swain-obituary?id=25046426
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Fighter_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Air_National_Guard_Base#Cold_War
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