ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255395
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 107th PTS, 127th PTG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1583 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bullhead City, Mohave County, 35 miles West of Kingman, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84C-16-RE Thunderjet 47-1583, 107th PTS, 127th PTG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) January 23 1952 when crashed near Bullhead City, Mohave County, 35 miles west of Kingman, Arizona. Aircraft suffered a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain). Accident reported as "crash due to adverse weather conditions"
Pilot 2nd Lt Edward J Buck USAF (AFSN: 23138A) was killed.
Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, 97 miles (156 km) south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 35 miles West of Kingman. It is located directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=118526
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1952/5201a.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullhead_City,_Arizona
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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