ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226248
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| Date: | Friday 15 July 1955 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | 511th FBSqn /405th FBWg USAF |
| Registration: | 51-1727 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Langley AFB, Hampton, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley AFB, VA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84F-25-RE Thunderstreak 51-1727: Delivered in 1955 to the USAF 511th FBS (405th FBW).
Written off (destroyed) 15/7/1955 Crashed near Langley AFB, VA after a collision with F-84F 52-7032 One pilot (Lt Wallace C. Ford, aged 29) bailed out. Other pilot missing, presumed killed.
Sources:
1. Youngstown Vindicator 19 July 1955, p23
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84F.html
3. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1955/5507.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2019 17:54 | TB | Added |
| 03-Nov-2020 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2021 08:44 | Werich26 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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