ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55592
Last updated: 19 December 2020
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| Date: | 12-JAN-1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW918 |
| C/n / msn: | 712073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tuschenbroich -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wildenrath (WID/EDUW) |
Crashed whilst demonstrating the handling characteristics of the Harrier to a party of Swiss officials at RAF Wildenrath, and went into a steep dive. (Reportedly lost control whilst flying in low cloud). Pilot (Flight Lieutenant Christopher Maunder HUMPHREY ejected) but was fired into the side of a building and did not survive. Aircraft came down at Tuschenbroich, Germany
Sources:
1. http://wolfmansmemories.jimdo.com/xw918/
2. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201937.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
6. http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/30407-flt-lt-c-m-maunder-died-12011972/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:01 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Jul-2011 01:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2013 15:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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