ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58339
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 08-DEC-1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.Mk.4 |
| Operator: | 118 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WV373 |
| C/n / msn: | 41H-670819 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | nr RAF stn Ahlhorn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Ahlhorn, Germany |
After three CGA's under manual control at Ahlhorn, Germany, the pilot (Flying Officer Yeomans) reverted to powered control, but received false anchorage of the ailerons. Free movement of the ailerons was thus only possible in one direction, and this led to a loss of control of the aircraft.
Flying Officer Yeomans jettisoned the canopy of WV373, but failed to eject and was killed when the aircraft crashed near Ahlhorn, West Germany
Sources:
http://www.rafjever.org/118squadaircraft.htm
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2012 08:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 08:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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