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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk 1A |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV758 |
| MSN: | 712021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wildenrath -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wildenrath (D) |
Crashed on take off from Wildenrath, Germany, due to loss of power on take off. pilot ejected safely.
Repaired and returned to service. Finally disposed of to Decimomannu, Sardinia for display 1997
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206015544/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/accidentsindex.htm]l
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2011 13:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2024 18:39 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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