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| Date: | Monday 5 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WP137 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Selsey Bill, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
Two Hawker Hunter F.Mk.5s of 1 Squadron RAF (WN977 and WP137) collided over Selsey Bill, West Sussex on 5-5-58 during an unauthorised mock dogfight. The pilots of both aircraft were killed.
The pilot of WP137 was later named as Flying Officer John James Turner, aged 27
Sources:
Halley, James (2003). Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100 to WZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-321-8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mid_air_collisions_and_mid_air_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 04:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2012 03:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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