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| Date: | Monday 20 June 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk T1 |
| Owner/operator: | 736 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XX2.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey |
| RNAS Culdrose |
After almost colliding with a flock of birds, the pilot aborted takeoff and the aircraft was coaught in the runway arrestor barier. The BAe Hawk T1 had come from Culdrose Naval Base in Cornwall and was part of the 736 Naval Air Squadron.
736 NAS performs simulated ship attacks and airborne intercept training for the Royal Navy.
A spokesman for the Royal Air Force said: “It was a routine training flight. The flock of birds were encountered when the plane was at 100mph and it was correctly aborted and the plane caught the barrier."
Sources:
1. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/raf-valley-hawk-jet-crash-11502999
2. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/raf-hawk-jet-crashes-through-11502224
3. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/hawk-jet-crashes-raf-valley-11500401
Media:
Nothing to see here.....normal service has resumed! Thanks to our #WholeForce team for getting us serviceable again pic.twitter.com/jEdy7BUH8p
— Station Commander (@RAFValleyStnCdr) 20 June 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2016 18:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jun-2016 14:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2016 18:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2016 18:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 27-Jun-2016 17:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jul-2023 21:08 | Nepa | Updated |
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