ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255319
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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, USA |
| Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet 48-734, 79th FS, 20th FG, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) August 7 1949 when crashed on take-off from Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois. Pilot on this occasion was Cesar J Martinez, USAF
NOTE: Some published sources (see links #1 & #2) give the crash date as August 11 1949, and that the aircraft was with the 3345th TTW USAF.
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/dbSearchAF55.asp
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1949/4908.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanute_Air_Force_Base#United_States_Air_Force
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 08:49 | ASN archive | Added |
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