ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115383
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 524th FES, 27th FEG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2382 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 Miles North North-West of K-3 Pohang AB, North Gyeongsang Province -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-2 Taeugu Airfield, South Korea (RKTN) |
| K-3 Pohang AB, South Korea (RKTH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet 49-2382, 524th FES, 27th FEG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) December 13 1950 when crashed on approach 3 Miles North North-West of K-3 Pohang AB, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Published sources differ as to the cause: officially, 49-2382 crashed due to engine failure after running out of fuel, but other sources claim that the F-84E was shot down in error by "friendly fire" from South Korean AAA/Flak. Pilot of 49-2382 was Walter R Craig, USAF
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=7607
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5012.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohang_Airport#Korean_war
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