ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261337
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 61-0102 |
| MSN: | D297 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Farmingdale/Kingston, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Failed to gain altitude after take-off from the Republic Aviation Co factory's Farmingdale airfield on a pre-delivery test flight, plowed across a highway and crashed and burned in a cementary. Capt Davit A. Tilton (33) escaped unharmed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-105.html
Lakeland Ledger 25 January 1962, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jun-2022 18:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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