ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115370
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Date: | Friday 16 June 1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAF |
Registration: | 49-2159 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Creedmoor, 12 Miles West South-West of Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2159, 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) June 16 1950 when engine exploded in flight, and pilot abandoned the aircraft over Creedmoor, 12 Miles West South-West of Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas. Pilot of 49-2159 was 1st Lt Billy E Van Bibber, USAF, of Roanoake, Virginia, who escaped unharmed
Sources:
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http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=5097 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5006.html 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/523d_Fighter_Squadron#Cold_War 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Group#Cold_War 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedmoor,_Texas Revision history:
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