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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XE332 |
| MSN: | AW6293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Aden, off HMS Centaur -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Centaur, Gulf of Aden, off Aden (Yemen) |
Written off 16/2/1956: Crashed into the Gulf of Aden and exploded after the engine caught fire on take off from HMS Centaur. The pilot - Lieutenant Commander Leslie J. Baker - was killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950_-_1959_16.html]
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2013 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2013 00:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Mar-2013 19:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, ] |
| 08-May-2013 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Jan-2018 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jan-2020 16:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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