ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255380
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 September 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 171st PTS, 127th PTG, USAF |
| Registration: | 45-59529 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gila Bend AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona (KGXF/GXF) |
| Gila Bend AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona (GXF/KGXF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84B-3-RE Thunderjet 45-59529, 171st PTS, 127th PTG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) September 4 1951 when crashed at Gila Bend AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona. Accident reported as "landing accident due to mechanical failure". Pilot of 45-59529 was Rudolph T Pahud de Mortanges, USAF
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=65766
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5109.html
5. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Bend_Air_Force_Auxiliary_Field
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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