ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55515
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| Date: | Friday 31 October 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD324 |
| MSN: | 512112/P05 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Suffered engine failure (high JPT indication) while on approach to Wittering on return from a detachment to Coningsby. The 3 Squadron pilot ejected safely at 600 ft and the aircraft crashed into woodlands 1/2 mile north west of RAF Wittering.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19971031_zd324.pdf
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-1997.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 22:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 26-May-2013 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2017 15:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]] |
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