ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153442
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic JF-105D-15-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | Republic Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | 58-1149 |
| MSN: | D-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 39 miles SE of Eglin AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, Florida |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Due to an unfortunate oversight in inspecting F-105 Thunderchiefs following the fatal crash of a Thunderbirds air demonstration team F-105B at Hamilton Air Force Base, California on 9 May 1964, one was missed and it subsequently crashed on June 15 1965 at Eglin Air Force Base.
Early-production JF-105D-5-RE, 58-1149, the fourth D-model built, and first Block 5 airframe, flown by Republic Aviation test pilot Carlton B. Ardery, Jr., broke apart during a 7.33 G pull-up during a test mission when the same weak backbone plate failed that caused the Thunderbirds fatal accident, as stated in a Fairchild Hiller Accident Report. The pilot was killed. Aircraft crashed 39 miles SE of Eglin AFB
Sources:
Plunkett, W. Howard, "When the Thunderbirds Flew the Thunderchief", Air Power History, Air Force Historical Foundation, Clinton, Maryland, Fall 2009, Volume 56, Number 3, page 25.
http://www.burrusspta.org/833_all.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1958.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_accidents_at_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_B._Ardery,_Jr.
http://web.archive.org/web/20170808084817/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_105/f_105.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2013 11:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2013 11:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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