ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255320
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| Date: | Friday 19 August 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84B Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 48th FS, 14th FW, USAF |
| Registration: | 45-59578 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Olamon, Greenbush, 9 miles East of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine (BGR/KBGR) |
| Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine (GBR/KBGR) |
Republic P-84B-16-RE Thunderjet 45-59578,48th FS,14th FW, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) August 19 1949 when crashed near Johnson Brook Trail, St. Regis Road, Olamon, 9 miles East of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine. Cause of accident attributed to "structural failure in flight". Pilot on this occasion was Captain Kenneth J Granberg, USAF who survived this incident. (He was killed in action over North Korea on March 30 1951 in F-80C 48-839 of the 49th FBG - see separate entry)
Olamon is an unincorporated village in the town of Greenbush, Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 2 23.5 miles (37.8 km) north-northeast of Bangor
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=108081
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4908.html
5. https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=186480
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olamon,_Maine
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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