ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 112758
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2222 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kumpfhof, 3 miles South West of Hemau, Bavaria, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (FEL/ETSF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2222, 53rd FBS, 36th FBW, USAF: Written off (destroyed) February 16 1951 when crashed near Kumpfhof, 3 miles South West of Hemau, Bavaria, West Germany. Pilot Howard D Fawley, USAF killed on bail out.
Hemau is a small town in Southern Germany, in the district of Regensburg. The town is situated on the Tangrintel, a ridge which runs between the rivers Altmühl and Schwarze Laber. It lies on the B8 road, 28 km (17 miles) north-west of Regensburg, 77 km (48 miles) south-east of Nuremberg. The nearest towns, about 5 km (3 miles) distant, are Beratzhausen and Laaber.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=15714
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5102.html
5. http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1951_02/19510217_0006.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemau
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2013 17:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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