ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58363
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 257 (Burma) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WN896 |
| MSN: | S4/U/2904 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Wattisham, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hunter F.Mk.2 WN896, 257 (Burma( Squadron, RAF: Written off 20/12/54 when damaged beyond repair due to engine fire on approach and landing at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk. Aircraft was severely burnt. Struck off charge as Cat.5(Scrap) 21/12/1954 and remains removed by (and to) 58 MU RAF Honington, where the airframe was scrapped
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.167 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 80)
3. Aircraft Movement Record Card (Air Ministry Form AM.78), at Ministry of Defence Air Historical Branch, accessed 23/3/1986
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/255: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424376
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2011 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2012 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 08:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 30-May-2013 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 10:47 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 07-Nov-2018 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 19:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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