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| Date: | Friday 14 February 1958 |
| Time: | 09:28 UTC |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XG236 |
| MSN: | 41H/680048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kielder Forest, Wainhope, Plashetts, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
Pilot lost control during an unauthorised attack on a pair of Hunters from the same unit. Caused by suspected failure of tailplane actuator, although officially stated as pilot error. Pilot, Flying Officer Bryan Walter Schooling, did not eject, and was killed. Aircraft crashed into a hillside in the Kielder Forest at Wainhope, Northumberland
NOTE: The crash location given above is correct, despite some sources stating that XG236 crashed into the Kielder Reservoir in Northumberland. This is anachronistically incorrect, as construction of the Kielder Reservoir did not begin until 1975! Possibly due to confusion between the Kielder Reservoir and the Kielder Forest?
Sources:
The book - Air Crash Northumberland
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/news_at_a_glance/more_wreckage_unearthed_at_hawker_jet_crash_site_1_184189?referrerPath=news
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?59240-The-old-Iraqi-air-force/page3&highlight=iraq
https://acia.co.uk/1958/02/14/hunter-xg236/
Images:
The crash site in June 2001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2009 10:39 | JimCorbett1977 | Added |
| 22-Mar-2012 01:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2012 01:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2012 03:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2013 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2013 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2023 14:50 | Paul Allonby | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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