ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94251
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XE616 |
| MSN: | 41H/679974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Issued to 1 Squadron, RAF as "P" at RAF West Raynham on 27/01/1969. Written off 21/05/1969: Dived into the North Sea off Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk during a low level combat exercise, killing the pilot, Wing Commander J.A. Mansell
A small piece of wreckage was later recovered (presumably caught up in the nets of a fishing trawler) and was eventually (in May 2009) donated to the Norfolk & Suffolk Air Museum at Flixton (see picture below)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20130806190912/http://aviationmuseum.net/archaeology.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 1966 | XE622 | 28 Sqn RAF | 0 | Kai Tak |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2013 12:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2013 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2013 04:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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