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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XF449 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3330 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Caught fire while taxying for take off at Binbrook, Lincolnshire due to fuel leaking into the starter bay. The pilot pulled off the taxiway and vacated the aircraft. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://www.rafchurchfenton.org.uk/Photos/richard_simpson/dads-plane.jpg
www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s.html#63
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 1973 | J-716 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile | 0 |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2012 17:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Feb-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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