ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57615
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| Date: | Monday 6 May 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XE532 |
| MSN: | 41H/679907 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Persian Gulf three miles WSW of Dubai -
 United Arab Emirates
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Muharraq, Bahrain |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Issued to 8 Squadron, RAF at Muharraq, Bahrain on 10/01/1968 as "D" (as replacement for Hunter FGA.9 XE654, which had crashed on 20/11/1967). Arrived at RAF Muharraq 29/01/1968.
Written off 06/05/1968: Crashed into the Persian Gulf three miles W.S.W of Dubai after hitting a radio mast when carrying out a rocket attack on a range. The pilot (Flt. Lt. W. Taylor) ejected safely
Wreckage sank into deep water, and was not recovered: formally struck off charge as Cat.5(missing) (flying accident) on 11/06/1968
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194559/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1968.htm#may
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XE
http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/mainframeset.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 October 1964 | XE592 | 8 Sqn RAF | 1 | 8 miles off Masirah Island |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Apr-2013 11:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2013 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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