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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F4 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XF996 |
| MSN: | HABL003151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saunton Sands, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon |
The pilot - Flg. Off. N.H.I.Ferguson - ejected while on approach to Chivenor, Devon after the ailerons jammed. The aircraft crashed onto Saunton Sands, Devon and was destroyed on impact
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194240/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1959.htm#may
www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2012 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
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