ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55564
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| Date: | Thursday 8 November 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 1(F) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV756 |
| MSN: | 712019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holbeach Ranges, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
Crashed on Holbeach Ranges, Lincs, after suffering damage from a cannon shell fired by one of the preceding aircraft in the strafe pattern, which had ricocheted off a hard object close to the target area. The ricocheted shell had gone several thousand feet straight up before falling down and hitting XV756 from above as it flew over the target. The pilot - Flight Lieutenant Boyens RAF - ejected successfully.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
4. James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0
5. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1232072/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2011 23:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2011 23:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2013 02:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Jul-2015 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Sep-2023 14:04 | Hoverstop | Updated [[Embed code]] |
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