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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW921 |
| MSN: | 712076 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marienfeld, Kreis Gütersloh -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Gütersloh |
Pilot F/L P.W. Leach ejected due to an engine fire which was probably caused by a fuel leak.
Sources:
Weser-Kurier 20 August 1988, p12
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2011 22:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2011 05:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2011 12:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:06 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 15:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 15:59 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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