ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255342
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| Date: | Friday 27 January 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 60th FS, 33rd FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1516 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
| Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic P-84C-11-RE Thunderjet 47-1516, 60th FS, 33rd FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) January 27, 1950 when crashed while landing at Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Pilot on this occasion was 1st Lt Garry A Willard Jr, USAF.
According to the relevant part of the pilots biography (see #5): "Willard was discharged in 1948, only to reenter active duty later that year, when he earned his pilot wings and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He served as a fighter pilot with the 60th Fighter Squadron at Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts for two years before again being relieved from active duty."
In 1947, the 60th FS transferred to Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico and soon afterward, in June 1948, converted to the Republic F-84 Thunderjet. In November 1948, the 60th FS transferred to Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts and by June of the following year [1950] had completed a conversion to the new North American F-86 Sabre".
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=2962
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5001.html
5. Biography of Pilot: https://veterans.syr.edu/news/brigadier-general-garry-a-willard-jr/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Fighter_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Air_National_Guard_Base#Cold_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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