ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30955
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| Date: | Saturday 15 February 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter T Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | FRADU RN |
| Registration: | WV363 |
| MSN: | 41H/670806 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Minch, 70 miles off Stornoway, Isle of Lewis -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire (LMO/EGQS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched in the North Sea, into the Minch seventy miles off Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. It was carrying out air exercises (a mock attack on the Royal Navy warship HMS Battleaxe).
WV363's pilot Flt Lt Steve 'Spon' Clayton was told that his aeroplane was on fire. He ejected successfully (although he was injured sustaining 3 crushed vertebra) and the aeroplane was destroyed upon impact with the water.
The same pilot later ejected (on 8 October 2001) from Sea Harrier ZD614, sustaining further injuries
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1992.htm
http://www.fradu-hunters.co.uk/fraduhnt/872wv363.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170811004942/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1992.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Dec-2011 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2013 21:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 04-Mar-2019 15:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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