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| Date: | Thursday 13 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 112 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WV412 |
| MSN: | 41H/670855 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 0,5 mi E of Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sylt |
The engine cut ehilst in the circuit of RAF Sylt, West Germany. The aircraft crashed half a mile east of the airfield. Pilot - Flt. Lt. K. A. Williamson - ejected safely from 900ft.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170723045955/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1956.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
http://www.rafjever.org/112squadaircraft.htm
Honnefer Volkszeitung 14 September 1956, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Dec-2011 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 22-Apr-2013 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2025 07:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 05:57 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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