ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225890
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| Date: | Thursday 31 October 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American F-86 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off coast of Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot bailed out into the gale swept North Sea and missing. According to a newspaper report ("Youngstown Vindicator" November 2, 1957 page 1):
"TEXAS PILOT MISSING
Norfolk, England Nov 2 (AP)
Planes and rescue launches searched in vain Friday for a Texas Pilot, who bailed out two days ago from his United States Air Force Sabre jet into the gale-swept North Sea"
Sources:
1. Youngstown Vindicator 2 November 1957, page 1: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19571102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2019 18:13 | TB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2020 22:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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