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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XF517 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3363 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Blakeney, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Crashed and destroyed 15/01/1969: Dived into the North Sea off Blakeney, Norfolk durng ACT (Air Combat Training) with the pilot slumped over the controls. (A possible cause being anoxia - oxygen starvation incapacitating the pilot)
Officially declared to be missing (as Cat.5(m)) on 02/04/1969. Struck off charge 31/07/1969
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2013 14:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2013 14:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2013 15:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2013 16:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2018 13:54 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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