ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255275
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 46-591 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shaw AFB, 8 miles WNW of Sumter, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
| Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
Republic F-84B-26RE Thunderjet 46-591, 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) July 21 1948 when crashed near Shaw AFB, 8 miles West North-West of Sumter, South Carolina due to engine failure. Accident reported as an in-flight engine fire. Pilot Edmund B Edwards
The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then in February 1948 became the first unit to fly the Republic F-84C Thunderjet. The group was composed of the 55th, 77th and 79th Fighter Squadrons. The F-84s began arriving in February 1948 and ran through May when the full complement was received. Nine were lost in accidents before the remainder were returned to Republic Aircraft in May 1949 in exchange for F-84D models.
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=113427
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4807.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Operations_Group#Cold_War
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base#History
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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