ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161131
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| Date: | Monday 29 December 1958 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-2985 |
| MSN: | 235-83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kesgrave, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught fire shortly after take off. The abandoned aircraft, still on fire, struck a caravan dealer's garage at Kesgrave, 6 miles west of Woodbridge, Suffolk, almost vertically, killing a woman employee at the garage. One other person nearby was drenched in burning fuel, and died several days later of burns. Pilot Lt. Charles Prescott ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/kesgrave/kesgrave.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194129/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1958.htm
4. http://www.supersabre.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2013 18:13 | TB | Added |
| 27-Oct-2013 05:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2013 05:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2015 20:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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