Incident Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XW922,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55541
 
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Date:Tuesday 19 November 1985
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3
Owner/operator:233 OCU RAF
Registration: XW922
MSN: 712077
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Wittering (EGXT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off after it rolled over during a vertical landing at Wittering, Cambridgeshire 19/11/1985.
Wreckage struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) as 8885M. Used for ground instruction/crash rescue training at RAF Manston

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1985.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Aug-2011 00:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Feb-2012 12:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
29-May-2013 12:31 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Nov-2014 13:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
09-Jul-2023 21:04 Nepa Updated [[Source]]

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