ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255331
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 October 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-761 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles East of Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida (VPS/KVPS) |
Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-761, 55th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) October 11 1949 when crashed at Peel Field, 10 miles East of Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida. Accident reported as "pilot killed in a crash due to a bomb blast". Aircraft was engaged in dive bombing attacks on a bombing range in Florida, and was damaged by the shrapnel blast from one of its own bombs. Pilot Robert S Kavanaugh USAF was killed.
Niceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located near Eglin Air Force Base on Boggy Bayou that opens into Choctawhatchee Bay.
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=108388
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4910.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Field
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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