ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255270
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| Date: | 27-FEB-1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 48th FS, 14th FW, USAF (48th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter Wing, United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 45-59572 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine, USA (GBR/KBGR) |
| Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine, USA (GBR/KBGR) |
Republic F-84B-16-RE Thunderjet 45-59572, 48th FS, 14th FW, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) February 27 1948 when crashed while landing at Dow AFB, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME. Accident reported as "landing accident due to mechanical failure" (which implied either a belly landing with undercarriage 'up' - or undercarriage collapse on touchdown/landing run). Pilot Earle M Smith ,USAF
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=112717
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4802.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor_Air_National_Guard_Base
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jan-2023 01:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2023 17:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Jan-2023 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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