ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55569
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 June 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV781 |
| MSN: | 712031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) |
| RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on approach to Gütersloh, West Germany following an engine fire. The pilot - Flt. Lt. T. R.Watts - ejected safely
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1979.htm]\
2. http://www.royharrison.co.uk/4squadron1970-73rafwildenrath.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Gutersloh
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2011 23:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 21:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 07-Jul-2013 03:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 28-Oct-2019 20:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:06 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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