Accident Republic F-105D Thunderchief 61-0066,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151821
 
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Date:Wednesday 21 December 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-105D Thunderchief
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 61-0066
MSN: D261
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Smoky Hill range, KS -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:McConnell AFB, KS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during rocket pass. Capt Charles R. Curry (32).

Sources:

St. Petersburg Times 22 December 1966, p1B
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214400/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-105.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Dec-2012 00:00 ASN Archive Added
15-Jul-2016 20:24 Anon. Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Aug-2018 16:12 j155 Updated [Operator]
03-Feb-2020 21:13 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Jan-2021 11:58 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
14-Jul-2022 15:47 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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