ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145732
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| Date: | Thursday 29 September 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter T8C |
| Owner/operator: | 759 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XF983 |
| MSN: | HABL003138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
| RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire on take off. The machine crashed into a field and sadly hit a flock of sheep grazing. There was apparently a circle of dead sheep all around the wreckage. The tail of the aircraft ended up upside down, about 30m from the burning fuselage.
The instructor (Lt David Starling RN) ejected too low and was killed. The student pilot (Sub-Lt. P. Lewis) was injured when he ejected
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170123023002/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1966jul-sep.htm
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-151062.html
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1336858/
www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2012 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jan-2013 08:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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