ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115341
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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FBSqn /20th FBGp USAF |
| Registration: | 48-723 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, Sandwich Bay, near Deal, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| RAF Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet 48-0723, 55th FBS, 20th FBG, United States Air Force (USAF): Written off (destroyed) August 5 1950 when crashed into the English Channel, off Sandwich Bay, near Deal, 10 miles South RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent. Some published sources state that the aircraft sustained a structural failure and broke up in flight. No trace of the aircraft or its pilot was ever found, and the accident was therefore reported as "pilot missing presumed killed". Pilot - 2nd Lieutenant Lewis R. Striegle (Service Number AO-1908865).
Sources:
1. El Litoral 5 August 1950, p.1
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7713
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
5. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5008.html
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_the_South_East.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manston#USAF_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2015 18:41 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2020 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2020 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2020 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2020 02:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 02:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Jun-2023 08:15 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Category]] |
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