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Date: | Tuesday 9 September 1952 |
Time: | 12:05 LT |
Type: | Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 9th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF |
Registration: | 51-687 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Pyongyang -
North Korea
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Attached to 49th Ftr-Bmbr Gp. 4 F-86s attacked by 2 MiGs, may have bailed out at 12:05 LT.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ Media:
A U.S. Air Force F-84 crew chief cleans the canopy as the pilot straps in before a mission. The Republic F-84E-30-RE Thunderjet (s/n 51-687) was assigned to the 9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing, and was shot down by MiG-15s on 9 September 1952. The pilot Captain Warren O'Brien is missing in action
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