ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55551
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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW767 |
| MSN: | 712084 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Atlantic Ocean, 3 miles north of RAF Stanley -
 Falkland Islands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stanley (PSY/FSAL) |
| RAF Stanley (PSY/FSAL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea off Port Stanley, Falklands after the pilot ejected. The engine had failed and caught fire. Aircraft came down 300 yards off shore at approx co ordinates 51°41′ 8.42″ S, 57°46′ 39.52″ W.
Pilot later named as Wing Commander Peter Squire DFC AFC: the same pilot who had crash landed XZ989 on 8th June 1982 at Port San Carlos, also in the Falkands
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202270.html
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D2471C2D-28D7-42E7-9B8E-CFC379D88175/0/maas82_20_harrier_xw767_6nov82.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2009 06:55 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Aug-2011 00:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 16:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2022 06:50 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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