ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59437
Last updated: 20 February 2021
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| Date: | 02-JAN-1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 81st FIGp /92nd FISqn USAF (81st FIGp /92nd FISqn United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 49-1226 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Elveden, 3 miles south of Thetford, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shepherds Grove, Suffolk |
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre, 81st Fighter Interceptor Group, 92nd Fight Interceptor Squadron, USAF. Written off 2.1.1952 due to engine failure, and fire. Crashed at Elveden, 3 Miles South of Thetford, Norfolk England. Pilot George P. Eremea bailed out.
Sources:
1. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1952Jan.htm
2. http://www.accident-report.com/world/europe/uk/uk52.html
3. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86a-sabre_47605-491339.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elveden
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2012 14:33 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2014 02:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 18:41 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2021 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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