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Date: | Friday 28 June 1957 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Hawker Hunter F Mk 4 |
Owner/operator: | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XF997 |
MSN: | HABL003152 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | River Eden Estuary, 1 mile South of RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife (ADX/EGQL) |
Destination airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Hawker Hunter F.Mk.4 XF997: Built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd., at Blackpool, Lancashire. Delivered to the RAF at 5 MU Kemble 20/7/1956. Operation service was with 43 Squadron RAF at Leuchars as "F" from 3/9/1956.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/6/1957: Forcelanded into the Estuary of the River Eden one mile south of RAF Leuchars, Fife, after a bird strike. Aircraft overshot RAF Leuchars whilst landing - the overshot being caused by an attempt to avoid a flock of birds. This was unsuccessful, as one bird was sucked into the Hunter's engine, resulting in a loss of power. Pilot rescued unharmed from the mudflats where XF997 crashed.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.190 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 34)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.253
4. The Fighting Cocks: 43 (Fighter) Squadron By Jimmy Beedle
5.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm 6.
http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html 7.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XF Revision history:
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10-Jan-2009 11:55 |
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20-Mar-2012 09:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
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Nepa |
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07-Aug-2020 16:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
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10-Jul-2023 11:30 |
Nepa |
Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |