ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244660
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| Date: | Friday 27 April 1973 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 228 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XG154 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3387 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Macrahanish, the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Macrahanish | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hunter XG154 suffered a bird strike when on a low level training mission in Scotland. The aircraft carried out an emergency landing at RAF Macrahanish, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Cat 3 (Rep C) damage to the engine and drop tank was carried out on site by 71 MU and the aircraft returned to 229 OCU service in June 1974.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/1990-0698-a-hunter-fga9-xg154.pdf
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=667
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/hunter/survivor.php?id=311
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XG
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 March 1959 | XG154 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | Warcop Training Area, Cumbria, England | |
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Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 22:44 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 05-Nov-2020 18:54 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 14-Jan-2021 16:15 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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