ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115388
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2305 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walkertshofen, 15 Miles South West of Bobingen, Bavaria, West Germany -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Furstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (FEL/ETSF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-1-RE Thunderjet 49-2305, 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) January 15 1951 when crashed due to engine fire near Walkertshofen, 15 miles South West of Bobingen, Bavaria, West Germany. Pilot Duncan H McKenzie, USAF bailed out successfully.
Walkertshofen is a municipality in the district of Augsburg in Bavaria in Germany.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=15544
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5101.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Fighter_Squadron#Cold_War_(1946%E2%80%931993)
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base#36th_Fighter-Bomber_Wing
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobingen
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkertshofen
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