ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115329
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Date: | Tuesday 23 October 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 197th PTS, 127th PTG, USAF |
Registration: | 47-1452 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 16 Miles South West of Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, AZ, -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona (KGXF/GXF) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:Republic F-84C-2-RE Thunderjet 47-1452, 197th PTS, 127th PTG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) October 23 1951 when crashed 16 Miles South West of Gila Bend AFB, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona. Pilot Eugene W Schott, USAF killed. Accident reported as "Pilot Killed due to Structural Failure of airframe in flight".
Sources:
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http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=72470 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5110a.html 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Bend_Air_Force_Auxiliary_Field#History Revision history:
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