ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255311
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 37th FS, 14th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 45-59563 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine, USA (GBR/KBGR) |
| Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine, USA (GBR/KBGR) |
Republic P-84B-16-RE Thunderjet 45-59563, 37th FS, 14th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) June 8 1949** when crashed while landing at Dow AFB, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine due to engine failure. Reported that aircraft wrecked in a "hard" landing when it overshot on approach. Pilot on this occasion was John C Cummings, USAF.
**NOTE: Some published sources (see links #3 & #4) give the accident date as May 18 1949 (=three weeks earlier)
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=107558
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4905.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor_Air_National_Guard_Base#Air_Defense_Command
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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