ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255670
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| Date: | Monday 21 January 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 182nd FBS, 136th FBW, Texas ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 51-586 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Combat Operations over North Korea -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taegu AB (K-2), Dong District, Daegu, South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84E-25-RE Thunderjet 51-586, 182nd FBS, 136th FBW, Texas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (destroyed) January 21 1952 when lost (failed to return) from combat operations over North Korea. Aircraft hit by enemy fire at 200 feet agl (Above Ground Level); pilot started to pull up and canopy observed to come off at 300 ft agl. Pilot and seat seen to exit aircraft. However, pilot was not found
Pilot Captain Barney P Castell Jr USAF (AFSN: AO-810471) was posted as MIA, later confirmed as KIA
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/dbSearchAF55.asp
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1952/5201a.html
5. https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 10:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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