ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137163
Last updated: 28 March 2021
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| Date: | 15-DEC-1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1 |
| Owner/operator: | 800 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XZ493 |
| C/n / msn: | 41H/912017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Adriatic Sea off coast of Bosnia -
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Invincible, off Bosnia |
XZ493 aircraft ditched in the Adriatic, off the coast of Bosnia, whilst in a hover manoeuvre alongside HMS Invincible. The pilot, Lt Kistruck, ejected safely. The airframe was recovered from a depth of 720 metres and after reconstruction work was handed to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in 2000.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1994.htm
2. http://www.fleetairarm.com/exhibit/sea-harrier-frs1-xz493/4-36-97.aspx
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303231421/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHarrier.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2013 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2014 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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