ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55501
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| Date: | Saturday 17 May 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawk T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS Red Arrows Aerobatic Display Team |
| Registration: | XX262 |
| MSN: | 098/312098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East of the Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea off Brighton after colliding with a yacht's mast at approx. 44 feet. There was no embargo on boat movements and no reason for the skipper of the yacht to suspect that he would endanger the pilots. Pilot (sole occupant) ejected inverted at very low level (under 100ft) and was picked up by a passing motor boat. The wreckage of the Hawk was salvaged the following day.
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/AEROBATIC/Red_Arrows/RED_ARROWS.htm
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1366710/
http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/1980/05/18/T18058006/?s=*
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1980.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19800517_xx262.pdf
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?107375-Hawk-XX282-1983
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2011 13:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2011 12:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 09-May-2013 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Mar-2016 20:35 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2019 07:41 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jan-2024 08:17 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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