ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84633
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| Date: | Sunday 17 June 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 524th FES, 27th FEG, USAF |
| Registration: | 49-2423 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | K-2 Taegu AB, Dong District, Daegu -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Itazuke AB, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (FUK/RJFF) |
| K-2 Taeugu Airfield, South Korea (RKTN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic F-84E-15-RE Thunderjet 49-2423, 524th FES, 27th FEG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) June 17 1951 when Engine exploded, attempted crash landing at K-2 Taegu AB, Dong District, Daegu, South Korea. Aircraft exploded on impact, pilot Captain Jeff L Hamilton, USAF was killed
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=16524
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1951/5106a.html
5. https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/KoreaAccounting/korwald_acc_DATELOSS_20210129.pdf
6. https://goldstarfamilyregistry.com/heroes/jeff-hamilton-100458
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daegu_International_Airport#Korean_War
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