Incident Hawker Hunter F4 XF996,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144603
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 May 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F4
Owner/operator:229 OCU RAF
Registration: XF996
MSN: HABL003151
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saunton Sands, Devon -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Chivenor, Devon
Destination airport:RAF Chivenor, Devon
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot - Flg. Off. N.H.I.Ferguson - ejected while on approach to Chivenor, Devon after the ailerons jammed. The aircraft crashed onto Saunton Sands, Devon and was destroyed on impact

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194240/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1959.htm#may
www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Mar-2012 16:16 Dr. John Smith Added
04-Dec-2018 09:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]

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