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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Bedford |
| Registration: | WF188 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAE Thurleigh, Bedford -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Bedford, Thurleigh, Bedfordshire |
Written off 15/3/1956: Badly damaged during arrestor barrier trials at RAE Bedford. Not repaired, instead reallocated to ground instructional airframe use, finally broken to spares and produce 26/09/1956 at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2013 19:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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