ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115342
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FBS, 20th FBG, USAF |
| Registration: | 48-787 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent (MSE/EGMH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-0787, 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Bomber Group, USAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8 August 1950 when wrecked in a landing accident at RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent. Pilot 1st Lieutenant John Joseph Walsh (Service Number AO-809778) survived this incident. (He was killed on combat operations over North Korea on May 8 1952, by which time he was a Major serving with the 9th FBS, 49th FBG, and the pilot of F-84E 50-1181 - see separate entry).
The 55th FS was reactivated on 29 July 1946, at Biggs Field, Texas, flying airpower demonstrations and training operations in the P-51. It entered the jet age in February 1948, switching to the Republic F-84G Thunderjet. In January 1950, it was re-designated the 55th Fighter-Bomber Squadron. The squadron returned to England the same year
Sources:
1. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7737
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/rise-and-defend-the-usaf-at-manston-1950-1958/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manston#USAF_use
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55th_Fighter_Squadron#Cold_War
6. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
7. https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000IWDylEAH
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2019 23:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2019 22:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2020 06:36 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2020 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 02:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
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