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| Date: | Saturday 15 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WP101 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles NW of RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Waterbeach |
Undercarriage leg broke off landing at RAF Waterbeach, Cambbridgeshire. The aircraft bounced into the air and crashed five miles NW of the airfield.
Crew:
Pilot, Flt. Lt. J. C. Newby, ejected safely
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1958.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2012 12:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2012 03:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 27-May-2013 05:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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