Incident Republic F-84D Thunderjet 48-757,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255314
 
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Date:Friday 15 July 1949
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84D Thunderjet
Owner/operator:79th FS, 20th FG, USAF
Registration: 48-757
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:6 miles East of Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-757, 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) July 15 1949 when crashed 6 miles East of Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia. Reported that the pilot - Harold B Arnold, USAF - "bailed out due to mechanical failure".


Sources:

1. The Butler Herald (Butler, Georgia), July 21, 1949
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
4. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=107852
5. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4907.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbotton,_Georgia

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