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| Date: | Wednesday 20 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU (145 Sqn) RAF |
| Registration: | XF385 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chivenor, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) |
Written off 20/2/1963 when undershot the runway on landing at Chivenor, Devon causing the nose wheel to collapse. Not repaired; deemed damaged beyond economic repair, and struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) 25/2/1963. Allocated for ground instructional use as No.1 SoTT RAF Halton 24/4/1963. Later scrapped
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XF
2. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?109908-229-OCU-145-Sqn-Hunter-F6-T7-Query!!!
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Mar-2012 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2013 00:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2013 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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