Date:	Friday 28 October 1983
Time:	morning
Type:	Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3
Owner/operator:	233 OCU RAF
Registration:	XV742
MSN:	41H-727346
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Holbeach Ranges, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Wittering (EGXT)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Crashed 28.10.1983 onto the Holbeach Range, Lincolnshire, after possibly being hit by a ricochet of a shell from the Harrier's own cannon. The pilot (Flying Officer John Richard SEWELL) made no attempt to eject and was killed when the aircraft hit the ground.

1. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19831028_xv742.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses#UK_operated_Harriers_2
4. http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=VSTO
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm

XV742 in US Marine Corps Markings in 1971 whilst on loan to USMC Unit VMA-513 as "WF-12". XV742 was also briefly UK civil registered as G-VSTO between 7.6.71 and 5.8.71

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-Aug-2011 00:30	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Aug-2011 00:31	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Feb-2012 12:12	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
28-Aug-2014 23:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]