ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55550
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV795 |
| MSN: | 712045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eye, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided during ACT at 10,000 feet when Harrier GR.3 XV795 turned into the path of Harrier T.4 XW926. Both aircraft crashed at Eye, Cambridgeshire, near Peterborough.
The two crew of the T4 were killed, while the GR3 pilot - later named as Flt. Lt. D. Oakley - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19830223_xv795_xw926.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171101062528/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1983.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1983.htm
5. http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Pentax_Spotmatic-res.htm
6. http://www.eyepeterborough.co.uk/history/timeline.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses#UK_operated_Harriers_2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2011 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2013 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2014 02:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Embed code] |
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