ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57600
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| Date: | Saturday 13 October 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FR Mk 10 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FRS Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | 664 |
| MSN: | 8935 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Hermon, Golan Heights -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | al-Mazzah AB, Syria |
| al-Mazzah AB, Syria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Several Hunter F.Mk.59As and F.Mk.59Bs were delivered modified to the FR.Mk.10 standard. During the 1960s some of these, including the "664" (formerly N-259 while still a F.Mk.6 with the Netherlands Air Force), were easily recognizible having had their noses and fins painted in red
On 13 October 1973 British mercenary Robert Conner was shot down while returning with one of the FR.Mk.10s from a reconnaissance mission over the Golan - by Syrian SA-3s. The loss caused a break in cooperation between the Iraqi AF and the Syrian Arab AF at the time.
Sources:
1.http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_207.shtml
2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon#Arab-Israeli_conflict
3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights#Yom_Kippur_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Apr-2013 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2013 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 01-Jan-2021 17:39 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator] |
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