Incident Republic F-105G Thunderchief 63-8347,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148109
 
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Date:Wednesday 17 May 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-105G Thunderchief
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 63-8347
MSN: F124
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Korat RTAFB (VTUN) -   Thailand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Korat RTAFB, Thailand (VTUN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on landing at Korat AFB, Thailand. After landing following an "Iron Hand" mission, there was a shimmy and a tire blow out. Then the left main gear collapsed which ended up igniting the fuel tank. Fire ensued and both men evacuated the A/C safely as soon as it stopped. Pilot Maj. Donald W Kilgus and EWO Maj. James G Dozier evacuated unharmed.Three on ground (two US and four Thai were killed when AGM-45 missiles exploded during fire fighting.

Sources:

https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=80751
Thai Aviation

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Aug-2012 13:19 Uli Elch Added
13-Feb-2013 22:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Feb-2013 22:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Source]
07-Aug-2013 02:33 msymsed Updated [Source, Narrative]
26-Aug-2013 10:22 Uli Elch Updated [Other fatalities]
30-May-2021 09:37 Carel Updated [Operator, Operator]
06-Jul-2021 16:16 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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