ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115305
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 121st FSqn /113rd FGp District of Columbia ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1496 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Olmstead AFB, 2 miles WSW of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Andrews AFB, Maryland (ADW/KADW) |
| Olmstead AFB, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (MDT/KMDT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84C-6-RE Thunderjet 47-1496, 121st FS, 113rd FG, DC ANG (District of Columbia Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) June 27 1950 when overshot on approach and force landed, out of fuel, at Olmstead AFB, 2 miles West South-West of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The pilot of 47-1496 was 1st Lt Michael E Alkire, USAF. He survived this incident, but was killed in another accident, in the crash of F-84C 47-1492 (also of 121st FS, 113rd FG, DC ANG) on August 30 1950 near Emitsburg, Maryland in bad weather (see separate entry and link #5)
Olmstead AFB is a United States Air Force base, located at Harrisburg International Airport, (IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT) Pennsylvania. It is located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west-southwest of Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Wreckage sent to Kelly AFB, Texas for salvage and components recovery.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=5161
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5006.html
5. https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz00093dtm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Air_National_Guard#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg_Air_National_Guard_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2023 21:59 | Nepa | Updated |
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