Talk:Dereham

The article claims that Dereham 'pre-dates' the Saxon era, but the earliest history mentioned is from during the Saxon era. Is there any earlier history that justifies the claim, or should this correctly say that Dereham dates from the Saxon era? The link to reference 2 wasn't working when I tried it. Brian Hardy 54 (talk) 02:46, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

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Digressive information (section History, subsection 1969 Phantom air incident)

I have decided to delete these paragraphs as digressive to the article subject but am sidelining it here as the information could be of use to articles on more relevant places etc.

The first person to survive supersonic ejection was George Franklin Smith (1924 - 1 May 1999) on 26 February 1955 in a North American F-100 Super Sabre at 35,000 ft in a vertical dive, when the controls jammed. Estimates are that he encountered a 40G deceleration, crashing near Laguna Beach, California. He was not expected to live, being comatose for six days, and blind for a month. Every joint in his arms and legs had been dislocated. He was in hospital for seven months.

The first British supersonic ejection was on 12 November 1955 by 22-year-old Flying Officer Hedley Molland (- February 2012) of Chulmleigh in Devon, seven miles east of Bawdsey in Suffolk, on 3 August 1955. His Hawker Hunter 'WN989' of 263 Sqn, had taken off from RAF Stradishall in Suffolk. Because he ejected at height, the indicated airspeed was around 480 knots.

Cloptonson (talk) 10:30, 23 January 2026 (UTC)