ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55565
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 04-OCT-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW766 |
| C/n / msn: | 712083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ravensberg, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gutersloh (D) (GUT/ETUO) |
Crashed in a wood near Ravensberg, West Germany after the pilot (Flight Lieutenant C C N Burwell) ejected due to loss of power following a bird strike
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/HARRIER/harrier.htm
www.ukserials.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2011 23:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
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