ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58291
Last updated: 22 August 2020
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| Date: | 05-APR-1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 71 Squadron Royal Air Force (71 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | WV384 |
| C/n / msn: | 41H-670830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF stn Bruggen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Bruggen, Germany |
The engine cut due to fuel starvation while on approach to Bruggen, West Germany. The pilot (Flying Officer Shucksmith) ejected but his seat gun drogue failed, his parachute failed to deploy, and he was killed
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WV
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194235/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1957.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 10:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2012 08:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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