ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255321
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| Date: | Monday 22 August 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 308th FS, 31st FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1553 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles South East of Acree, Dougherty County, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Turner AFB, Albany, Georgia |
Republic F-84C-11-RE Thunderjet 47-1553, 308th FS, 31st FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) August 22 1949 when crashed near Porters Corner Road, 5 miles South East of Acree, Dougherty County, Georgia. Accident reported as "aircraft dived into the ground - pilot killed in crash". (Possible structural failure in flight). Pilot - Robert M Hofferman II USAF - was killed.
Acree is an unincorporated community in Dougherty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=108107
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4908.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acree,_Georgia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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