ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55590
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Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1972 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
Registration: | XV749 |
MSN: | 712012 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1 mi off Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the sea due to damage sustained from multiple Bird strikes (possilby seagulls). Pilot (Flt Lt. J. Marshall) ejected safely.
Sources:
1. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0
2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses 3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm 5.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1972 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Dec-2008 10:57 |
harro |
Updated |
17-Jul-2010 12:50 |
harro |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
14-Jul-2011 01:13 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Apr-2013 13:41 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
14-Jun-2013 19:50 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
25-Feb-2014 17:08 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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