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| Date: | Monday 11 March 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | 55th FBSqn /20th FBWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-6671 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile north of Finchingfield, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shepherd's Grove, Suffolk |
Republic F-84F-45-RE Thunderstreak 52-6671: 55th FBS, 20th FBW, United States Air Force (USAF). Written off (destroyed) March 11 1957: Crashed one mile North of Finchingfield, Essex, England after colliding with Lockheed T-33A 54-1558 (also of the 20th FBW, USAF) which was using the same radio call-sign. Pilot of the F-84F was killed, along with the two crew of the T-33A
Sources:
1. El Litoral 11 March 1957, p1
2. http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1957_03/19570312_0008.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
4. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84F.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Jun-2014 20:34 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2015 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Mar-2015 15:20 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2020 10:29 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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