ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115328
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| Date: | Thursday 27 September 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 128th FSqn /104th FGp Kansas ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1481 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Matagorda Island AFB, Matagorda Island, NE of Corpus Christi, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria AFB, Alexandria, Louisiana (AEX/KAEX) |
| Matagorda Island AFB, Matagorda Island, Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84C-6-RE Thunderjet 47-1481,128th FS, 104th FG,Kansas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) September 27 1951 when crashed on approach to Matagorda Island AFB, Matagorda Island, northeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. Pilot 2nd Lt Robert H Schorb, USAF was killed. Accident reported as "Pilot Killed in a Landing Accident due to Engine Failure"
Matagorda Island Air Force Base is a closed military airfield on the north end of Matagorda Island, northeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. It was closed by the United States Air Force in 1975.
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=65912
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5109a.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base#Strategic_Air_Command
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2023 22:07 | Nepa | Updated |
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