ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85437
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| Date: | Friday 22 February 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 182nd FBS, 136th FBW, Texas ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 51-556 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tsu Bu, 1 mile North of Gimhae Air Base (K-1) Pusan West, Busan -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-2 Taegu AB, Dong District, Daegu, South Korea (RKTN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84E-25-RE Thunderjet 51-556, 182nd FBS, 136th FBW, Texas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (destroyed) February 22 1952. Leading 3-ship training flight, flying at high-speed, low altitude, hit power lines, crashed onto power plant, hospital and four houses into the South Korean village of Tsu Bu, 1 mile North of Gimhae Air Base (K-1) Gangseo District, Busan, South Korea
15 people were killed - 14 civilians on the ground, plus the pilot: 1st Lt John E Pound, USAF. (plus 20 civilian casualties injured)
Sources:
1. The Straits Times 24 February 1952, p.1: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520224-1.2.20
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1952/5202a.html
5. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=122908
6. https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimhae_Air_Base#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2019 20:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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