ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151532
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| Date: | Friday 15 December 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 60-5383 |
| MSN: | D233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Köln-Bonn Airport, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ETAD |
| Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine flamed out at about 33,000 feet. Restarted several times but would not accelerate above idle and again flamed out. Controls locked on final approach and pilot (1/Lt. Gary L Retterbush) ejected at 50 feet agl. Aircraft crashed just short of runway 14. 60-5383 was on its delivery flight from Spangdahlem AB to Bitburg AB after ferry flight from Mobile, Al to Spangdahlem. The aircraft belonged to the 36TFW.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1960.html
http://www.burrusspta.org/833_all.pdf
https://www.flugzeugforum.de//usafe-crashes-66841-6.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Bonn_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 22-Feb-2013 00:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2013 16:15 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 10-Jan-2017 16:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2017 17:36 | Busch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 05:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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