Chatham, Massachusetts – July 11, 1949
Republic F-84C – U.S. Air Force Photo
On July 12, 1949, 2nd Lt. William M. King, 25, of Kenmore, N.Y., was piloting an F-84 Thunderjet (Ser. No. 47-1475) on a gunnery practice mission over Cape Cod, Massachusetts, when he crashed on Monomy Point in the town of Chatham and was killed.
King was assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing at Otis Air Force Base.
Source: New York Times, “Pilot Killed In Jet Crash”, July 12, 1949
