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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XF448 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3329 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Winterton, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk |
Written off 21/08/1958: Dived into the North Sea off Winterton, Norfolk when recovering from a loop during a tail chase. Pilot (Flt Lt Nicholas Tester) was killed, and the wreckage was never found or recovered.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://74squadron.org.uk/Newsletters/Tiger%20News%2047%20for%20website.pdf
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/documents/Journal%2035%20-%20Seminar%20-%20Supply.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2012 05:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Aug-2012 03:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2013 13:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:25 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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