ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115344
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 77th FBSqn /20th FBGp USAF |
| Registration: | 48-710 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84D-5-RE Thunderjet, 48-0710, 77th FBS, 20th FBG USAF: Aircraft on TDY (Temporary Deployment) from Shaw AFB, South Carolina, USA, to RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5 September 1950 in a landing accident due to engine fire at RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Pilot - Lieutenant Charles A. King, USAF - was killed.
Royal Air Force Waterbeach or more simply RAF Waterbeach is a former Royal Air Force station located in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire which is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Cambridge, England. Hence this incident is referred to by some published sources as "4.5 miles from Cambridge".The site was transferred to the Royal Engineers, part of the British Army, in 1966, as Waterbeach Barracks.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7038
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5009.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Waterbeach#Fighter_Command,_1950-1963
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2015 03:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2020 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 11:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2023 08:32 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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