ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55585
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 233 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XV799 |
| MSN: | 712049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 12/9/1972 when flew into a hillside on the Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, after loss of control in low cloud. The pilot (Group Captain Jeremy Thorndike HALL (Station Commander RAF Wittering)) was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202752.htm
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
3. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:42 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2011 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2012 11:10 | Sxddddddxzd | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Jun-2013 09:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2013 09:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2015 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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