ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115300
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Date: | Thursday 16 March 1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 58th FS, 33rd FG, USAF |
Registration: | 47-1526 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Spraggs, 9 Miles South of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (FMH/KFMH) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Republic F-84C-11-RE Thunderjet 47-1526, 58th FS, 33rd FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) March 16 1950 when Ran out of gas in bad weather and crashed near Spraggs, 9 Miles South of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Pilot on this occasion was Donald T Lynch, USAF (1927-2013)
Spraggs is an unincorporated village in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 218, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) south of Waynesburg.
Sources:
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http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=3173 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5003.html 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spraggs,_Pennsylvania 6. Pilots obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/donald-lynch-obituary?id=6126453 7.
https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/col-donald-t-lynch-usaf-ret 8.
https://www.33fw.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/333628/58th-fighter-squadron/ 9.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Fighter_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command Revision history:
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