ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255889
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| Date: | Monday 21 January 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 9th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF |
| Registration: | 50-1227 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles North of K-14 Kimpo AB, Gangseo District, Seoul -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-2 Taegu AB, Dong District, Daegu, South Korea (RKTN) |
| K-14 Kimpo AB, Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea (RKSS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84E-25-RE Thunderjet 50-1227, 9th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) January 21 1952 when crashed 2 miles North of K-14 Kimpo AB, Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. Aircraft was on a ferry/positioning flight from K-2 Taegu AB to K-14 Kimpo AB.
Pilot 1st Lt Robert Octave Cartier USAF (AFSN: AO-955966) was killed.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1950.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=118513
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1952/5201a.html
5. https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf
6. https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=290197
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimpo_International_Airport#Korean_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 10:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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