ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145743
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XF414 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Swallow Reef, Pulau Layang-Layang Island -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore |
| RAF Tengah, Singapore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 20/02/1967: The pilot (Flt. Lt. W. D. Thompson) ejected near Swa,llow Reef, Pulau Layang-Layang Island, Malaysia* after the engine lost power. Formally Struck off Charge 14/04/1967 as CAT 5(C) with the Far East Air Force at 389MU RAF Tengah, Singapore
(*Layang Layang (Malay: Pulau Layang-Layang) is an island situated 300 km north of the coast of Sabah, in Malaysian Borneo. A part of the disputed Spratly Islands, the island is also claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines, and is occasionally known in English as Swallow Reef).
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171102103253/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1967.htm#apr
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/371774-20-sqn-hunters-pilots-1962-singapore-2.html
https://wikitravel.org/en/Layang_Layang
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2012 09:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Apr-2013 13:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2013 10:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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