ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255262
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| Date: | 12-SEP-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: | 45-59484 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (FFO/KFFO) |
| Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (FFO/KFFO) |
Republic YF-84A-5-RE Thunderjet 45-59484, 4000th AAFBU Flight Test Division, USAF: One of the 15 pre-production airframes. Written off (damaged beyond repair) September 12 1947 when crashed while landing at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Accident reported as "Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure" (which implies a belly landing due to undercarriage collapse on touchdown). Pilot Captain Darnell, USAF
After the USAF was created in September 1947, Morris' base headquarters was re-designated Headquarters, Air Force Technical Base, on 15 December 1947. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was re-designated from the Air Force Technical Base on 13 January 1948
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/1947/4709.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base#History
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2023 23:55 | 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 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
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