ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115307
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 121st FSqn /113rd FGg District of Columbia ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1492 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2.5 Miles East of Emitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Andrews AFB, Maryland (ADW/KADW) |
| Olmstead AFB, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (MDT/KMDT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84C-6-RE Thunderjet 47-1492, 121st FS, 113rd FG, DC ANG (District of Columbia Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) August 30 1950 when crashed two and a half Miles East of Emitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. The pilot of 47-1492 was 1st Lt Michael E Alkire, USAF (1927-1950). The same pilot had survived the crash of F-84C 47-1496 at Olmstead AFB on June 27 1950 (see separate entry)
Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania.
Sources:
1. "District Pilot Killed As Jet Plane Crashes In Maryland Field": Washington Star, 31 August 1950
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
4. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7878
5. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5008.html
6. https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz00093dtm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Air_National_Guard#History
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmitsburg,_Maryland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2023 22:01 | Nepa | Updated |
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