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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XF513 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3359 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Nicosia /Lakatamia -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nicosia, (NIC/LCNC) |
Ran off the end of the runway, caught fire and burnt out at Nicosia, Cyprus after brake failure. Pilot escaped from aircraft unhurt. Aircraft recovered to RAF Odiham for possible repairs/rebuild. Not proceeded with, instead struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) 1-9-58
NOTE: Several sources state that XF513 was "written off at Odiham". Whilst, strictly speaking, this true, the accident that caused the write-off took place at Nicosia, Cyprus, as per the above .
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2012 07:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 07:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2012 03:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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