ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58398
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage IIIO(A) |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-80 |
| MSN: | 80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 nm northeast of RAAF Williamtown, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | SYDNEY |
| RAAF Williamtown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pretty sure this was Nick Alexanders aircraft, The main gear had a problem with the disengaging mechanism (which was a fault at the time - The cable would stretch and prevent the gear from lowering). At the time the policy was not to belly land the aircraft as the cabins seperated on impact. A3-80 was the Officer Commanding's aircraft bearing his crest on the tail. I think the aircraft was dumped in the ocean off Port Stephens.
Sources:
RAAF Member at the time, Posted to BSWLM.
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001604/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Australia.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 1964 | 80 | Armée de l'Air | 0 | Dijon-Longvic BA 102, Côte-d'Or 21 |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Oct-2010 01:15 | Stewart | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2019 17:39 | JF | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Jun-2019 05:58 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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