Accident Hawker Hunter F Mk 5 WP149, Thursday 24 April 1958
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Date:Thursday 24 April 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F Mk 5
Owner/operator:56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: WP149
MSN: S4/U/3028
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Waterbeach
Narrative:
Declared a write off (due to a twisted airframe) on its return to Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire after the canopy had detached in flight

Sources:

www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
23-Mar-2012 14:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Mar-2012 14:30 Dr. John Smith Updated
17-Aug-2012 03:09 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ]
27-May-2013 05:29 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ]

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