ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115345
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| Date: | Thursday 7 September 1950 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-699 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles North of Lauterbach, Vogelsbergkreis (Hesse), West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (FEL/ETSF) |
| RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent (MSE/EGMH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet 48-699, 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) September 7 1950 when crashed after loss of control, 1.5 miles North of Lauterbach, Vogelsbergkreis District, Hesse, West Germany. Accident reported as "pilot killed when aircraft stalled and spun into the ground". One published source attributes the loss of control due to a total electrical failure of the aircraft's controls. The pilot - Cedric K Paine, USAF - was killed
Lauterbach is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis district of the federal state of Hesse in central Germany.
Sources:
1. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22616/
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7049
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5009.html
5. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauterbach,_Hesse
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2015 20:02 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2015 20:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2024 15:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
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