ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115347
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| Date: | Thursday 14 September 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 77th FBSqn /20th FBGp USAF |
| Registration: | 48-754 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles north east of Little Fransham, Breckland, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-0754, 77th FBS, 20th FBG, USAF: Written off (destroyed) September 14, 1950 when collided with RAF Gloster Meteor VW431. The Meteor came down one-and-a-half miles west of Wendling, Breckland, Norfolk. The F-84D reportedly came down some distance away at Little Fransham. (One source quotes "6 miles North East of Little Fransham"**). Both pilots (one in each aircraft) were killed. The pilot of F-84D 48-0754 was Lieutenant Charles E Wilson, USAF.
**Fransham is a civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk; it covers an area of 12.14 km2 (4.7 square miles), and includes the villages of Great and Little Fransham and the hamlet of Crane's End. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) east from Swaffham and 6 1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west from Dereham.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=7078
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
4. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1950/5009.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fransham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2013 02:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2014 18:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2014 19:23 | TB | Updated [Time] |
| 30-Dec-2020 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2020 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Feb-2021 11:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 26-Jun-2023 20:59 | Nepa | Updated [[Category]] |
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