ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255357
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| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 127th FSqn /104th FGp Kansas ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1429 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wichita Municipal Airport, Wichita, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Municipal Airport, Wichita, Kansas |
| Wichita Municipal Airport, Wichita, Kansas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84C-2-RE Thunderjet 47-1429, 127th FS, 104th FG,Kansas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) September 24 1950 in a landing accident at Wichita Municipal Airport, Wichita, Kansas. Pilot of 47-1429 was Andrew J Osborne, USAF
NOTE: Some published sources give the serial number as "47-1249" [sic] which was, in fact an Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper. Others give the serial number as "47-1449", which was an F-80C, but was involved in an accident on February 6 1953 when crashed near Gila Bend, AZ due to engine fire (see separate entry).
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=7143
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5009.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Air_National_Guard#History
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Dwight_D._Eisenhower_National_Airport#Wichita_Municipal_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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