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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 1959 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F4 |
| Owner/operator: | 326 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | N-174 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee, 4 mls off Griend, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Woensdrecht |
Bullet fired from the Hunter during a shooting exercise ricocheted back into the engine of the plane. Pilot ejected.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19591002&id=LC-19591002-19010&words=+Hunter%20hunter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 04:30 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2019 18:52 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Jun-2020 18:44 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 21:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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