ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55521
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1994 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 233 OCU (20 (R) Sqn) RAF |
| Registration: | ZD349 |
| MSN: | P16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aston Somerville, 5 miles SE of Evesham, Hereford & Worcester -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While flying as No 1 of a pair the aircraft was bounced by another Harrier. The pilot took evasive action and put the aircraft into a shallow dive. Although the low altitude warning sounded at 250ft the US Marine Corps pilot did not respond and the aircraft flew into the ground near to the village of Aston Somerville, five mile south east of Evesham, Hereford and Worcestershire.
ZD349 crashed at 428kts, leaving a long trail, tearing a scorched gap in a hedge and clipping Deerfold, a Bungalow to the south of the Village. The village hall was taken over by military personal and for days the whole Village was bustling with military activity clearing up and investigating the accident
The pilot's ejector seat had not fired and it is believed he may have stayed in the cockpit to steer the plane away from nearby homes and a school. Investigations into the crash pointed to engine failure caused by hitting a bird.
Pilot later named as US Marine Corps Captain B K Hearney
Sources:
1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995
2. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/pilot-dies-as-raf-jet-crashes-in-field-1.724342
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
4. http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/84B4840E-B5EC-44D6-822A-3973215DF3EC/0/maas94_03_harrier_gr7_zd349_14jan94.pdf
5. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MoD+sued+over+jet+crash+scene+trauma.-a061549192
6. http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?3745-Harrier-Pilot-Memorial-Nr-Aston-Somerville-Worcs&s=da39497965f0383964c19074669c2101
7. http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/aircrashes/AC.html
8. http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/aircrashes/Glos%20Echo.JPG
9. http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/aircrashes/Evesham%20Journal_Jan20.JPG
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2011 15:28 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 17:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2012 12:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2013 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Aug-2013 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Nov-2014 13:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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