Accident Hawker Hunter 523, Wednesday 28 January 1976
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Date:Wednesday 28 January 1976
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter
Owner/operator:Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSiAF)
Registration: 523
MSN: 41H-679963
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Haverford West, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Haverford West
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hunter single-seater crashed shortly after take-off. Singapore AF pilot Lt Leong Yee Lim (ca 20), trained in Tactical Weapons Unit at Bawdy, was killed.

Sources:

New Straits Times 30 January 1976, p20
The Straits Times 30 January 1976, p1

Revision history:

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