ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256015
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 154th FBS, 136th FBS, Arkansas ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2402 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (FUK/RJFF) |
| Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (FUK/RJFF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet 49-2402, 154th FBS, 136th FBS, Arkansas ANG (Air National Guard), USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) July 1 1951 when crash landed at Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan due to engine failure on take off. Pilot Rudolph D Rasmusson USAF survived
On 2 October 1950, the 154th Fighter Squadron, along with detachment B, 237th Air Services Group and the 154th Utility Flight reported to active duty for service in Korea. The unit went to Langley Air Force Base, VA where it was re-equipped with the F-84E fighter and completed transition training. The 154th flew its first combat sortie 2 May 1951. Initially operating out of Itazuke, Japan the unit later moved to Taegu, Korea. The 154th returned to Arkansas and was relieved from active duty 1 July 1952. While in Korea the 154th flew 3,790 combat sorties and was awarded the Presidential Korean Citation for its service.
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=23016
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5107.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Air_National_Guard#History
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_Airport#Korean_War
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-May-2021 10:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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