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| Date: | Monday 22 December 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 92 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XG227 |
| MSN: | 41H/680039 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles east of Middlesborough, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Middleton St. George, Co. Durham |
Hunter XG227: Crashed into the North Sea. 22/12/1958
Location of crash is given as five miles off Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.
Crew:
F/O (4181204) Stanley Evelyn CROOK (pilot) RAF failed to eject and was killed.
Individual aircraft code is given as ‘B’.
Flying Officer Stanley Evelyn Crook (4181204) RAF is commemorated on the UK Armed Forces Roll of Honour and the Armed Forces Memorial together with a memorial plaque at the church of St James- without-the-Priory-Gate in Southwick, near Fareham in Hampshire. See sources 3 and 4.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
1. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Info/Mil/Mil1958.htm
2. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
3. https://www.search-armed-forces-memorial-roll-of-honour.service.gov.uk/serviceperson/6d4f90dd-29fe-4dc8-a8f7-d2848ec605a4
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/40652
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2012 08:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Aug-2012 03:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Oct-2012 03:05 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Apr-2013 19:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2013 06:54 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2015 20:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2023 05:32 | Richard | Updated |
| 01-May-2023 09:04 | Nepa | Updated |
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