ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255338
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 308th FS, 31st FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2041 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pierce Field/Eglin AFB Aux Field #2, 5.5 miles NE of Valparaiso, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin Auxiliary Field #2, Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida |
Republic F-84E-1-RE Thunderjet 49-2041, 308th FS, 31st FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 7 1949 when crashed at Pierce Field, Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field #2, a satellite airfield located northeast of the Main Base, 5.5 miles north-northeast of Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida, due to engine failure. Reported as a "Forced landing due to engine failure". Pilot on this occasion was William R Peters, USAF
NOTE: Some published sources give the accident as December 6 1949 - the day before.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=108592
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4912.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Field
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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