ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210181
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 October 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American F-100 Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 492nd TFSqn /48th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darby's Hard at Gorleston, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk (LKZ/EGUL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
North American F-100D Super Sabre FW-080 of the 492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath. On the 27th October 1964 the aircraft developed an engine fire so the pilot (Captain James Chestnut) pointed the aircraft out to sea and ejected safely. Unfortunately the pilotless aircraft then turned back towards the coast and crashed into Darby's Hard at Gorleston, Norfolk. Wreckage was showered over the town. The pilot landed in Englands Lane, Gorleston.
Sources:
1. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/usaf-f100-jet-aircraft-crash-site-454671637
2. https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/pilot-survived-us-jet-crash-in-gorleston-harbour-1-3847737
3. https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/your-great-yarmouth/nostalgia/us-air-force-super-sabre-jet-fighter-crash-on-gorleston-riverside-1-5497348
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 07:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Mar-2019 02:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2021 09:06 | HB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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