Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 January 1950

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Sabre jet pilot Technical Sergeant Yoshimi Ichikawa ejected before the collision and survived. Ichikawa was later tried and acquitted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
(30 July 1971)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 12th of January 1950 75 Years Ago
64 Die in HMS Truculent (P315) collision in Thames Estuary, Essex, United Kingdom. The Swedish oil tanker Divina's bow struck the Trucluent by the starboard bow hydroplane and remained locked together for a few seconds before the submarine sank. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Truculent_(P315)