ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115296
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| Date: | Friday 17 February 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84C Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 59th FS, 33rd FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 47-1592 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (FMH/KFMH) |
| Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Republic P-84C-16-RE Thunderjet 47-1592, 59th FS, 33rd FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) February 17, 1950 when crashed while landing at Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Pilot on this occasion was Harold B Hughes, USAF
The 59th FS was reassigned to the Air Defense Command (ADC) First Air Force on 1 December 1948. With the new ADC assignment, the 59th FS moved to Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts on 16 November 1948 as part of the 26th Air Division. In February 1949, the squadron transitioned to North American F-86A Sabre day interceptor with the F-84s being sent to Republic Aircraft for refurbishment and reassignment to Air National Guard units.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=3051
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5002.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron#Air_Defense_Command
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