ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123059
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| Date: | Thursday 5 December 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  British Aerospace Harrier T.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 899 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ZB605 |
| MSN: | 212037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Little Rissington Airfield (EGVL) |
| Wittering RAF Station (EGXT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Suffered an engine fire during an overshoot at Wittering, Cambridgeshire. The instructor pilot (Lt Cdr Martin "Jack" London) waited for the student to eject before he followed but was tragically killed as the aircraft was only at 40 feet agl and inverted. The student pilot (not named in contemporary press reports) suffered minor injuries
Sources:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2548731.stm
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1415300/Navys-best-pilot-killed-in-Harrier-training-crash.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303231421/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHarrier.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2002.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2011 13:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Aug-2013 22:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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