ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85382
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Date: | Saturday 2 February 1952 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | 7th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF |
Registration: | 51-629 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Cho-do (K-54) Ch'odo island, Hanggu-guyok, Nampo, South Pyongan -
North Korea
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Taegu AB (K-2), Dong District, Daegu, South Korea |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Republic F-84E-30-RE Thunderjet 51-629, 7th FBS, 49th FBG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) February 2 1952 when lost (failed to return) from combat operations over North Korea. Hit by ground fire on bomb run, crash landed at Cho-do (K-54) Ch'odo island, Hanggu-guyok, Nampo, South Pyongan. According to some published sources, F-84E Thunderjet 51-629 was severely damaged by shrapnel from the explosions of its own bombs ("caught in the blast of its own bombs" [sic]). However, other published sources claim "shot down by AAA/ground fire"
Pilot - William H Smith, USAF - bailed out safely and was rescued by a SAR team.
Sources:
1.
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html 2.
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/dbSearchAF55.asp 4.
http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1952/5202.html 5.
https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf 6.
https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/KoreaAccounting/korwald_acc_DATELOSS_20211006.pdf 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chodo_Airport#Korean_War Revision history:
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