ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255259
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| Date: | 23-JUN-1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic YF-84A |
| Owner/operator: | 4000th AAFBU Flight Test Division, USAF (4000th AAFBU Flight Test Division, United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 45-59486 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Riverside, 4 miles East of Dayton, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (FFO/KFFO) |
| Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (FFO/KFFO) |
Republic YP-84A-5-RE Thunderjet 45-59589, 4000th AAFBU Flight Test Division, USAF: One of the 15 pre-production airframes. Written off (damaged beyond repair) June 23 1947 when wrecked in a landing accident due to mechanical failure near Riverside, 4 miles East of Dayton, Ohio. Aircraft reportedly received "structural damage" in flight. Pilot Robert A Hoover
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=106637
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1947/4706.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoover#Aviation_career
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Wright_Field#Wright_Field
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2023 00:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Jan-2023 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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