ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256775
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FISqn /81st FIGp USAF |
| Registration: | 49-1076 |
| MSN: | 161-70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 25 miles east of Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shepherds Grove, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre 49-1076, 78th FIS, 81st FIG, U.S. Air Force (USAF): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23.3.1954 when crashed into the North Sea, 25 miles East of Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Pilot Jack M Smith killed
Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to the north of the town centre, overlooking the North Sea, and has a direction marker, known as the Euroscope, marking locations in other countries and their distance from Ness Point.
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
3. http://www.accident-report.com/Yearly/1954/5403.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ness_Point
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2023 08:17 | Nepa | Updated |
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