ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255362
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 3595th PTG, 3595th M&S, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2127 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) |
| Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas (SPS/KSPS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet 49-2127, 3595th PTG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 13 1950 after a hard landing at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. Pilot of 49-2127 was Ray R Lester, USAF.
The same airframe had previously been damaged on February 13, 1950 (exactly ten months earlier, to the day) in a landing accident at Robbins AFB, Georgia (Pilot Gilbert A Pederson, USAF)(see link #5)
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=7606
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5012.html
5. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=3021
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheppard_Air_Force_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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