ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55565
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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW766 |
| MSN: | 712083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ravensberg, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sennelager Harrier Field Site |
| Sennelager Harrier Field Site | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a wood near Ravensberg, West Germany after the pilot (Flight Lieutenant C C N Burwell) ejected due to loss of power due to failure of the HP compressor caused by FOD.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
4. http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=680724
5. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2011 23:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 07-Jul-2013 23:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jul-2023 18:38 | CB | Updated [[Source]] |
| 27-Jul-2023 19:45 | Anon. | Updated [[[Source]]] |
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