ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255277
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 46-649 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
| Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida (VPS/KVPS) |
Republic F-84B-36-RE Thunderjet 46-649, 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) August 16 1949 when crashed on approach near Eglin AFB, three miles (5 km) southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County, Florida. Pilot Richard B Bottom, USAF
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=113581
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1948/4808.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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