ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58335
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-JAN-1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.Mk.5 |
| Operator: | 263 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WP107 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | five miles ENE of Stowmarket, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk (EGUW) |
Written off 25/01/1956: Crashed five miles East North East of Stowmarket, Suffolk, after the pilot (Flt. Lt. H. A. Merriman) ejected when the engine broke up
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1956.htm
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/18846
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Aug-2010 02:49 | penguin832 | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2011 07:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2012 14:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 22-Apr-2013 12:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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