ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144649
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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 93 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XJ675 |
| MSN: | 41H-688066 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles NE of Aurich, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jever, Germany (ETNJ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The engine failed due to fuel mismanagement by the pilot, Squadron Leader D.S.White. He was unable to relight it and ejected. The aircraft crashed onto a house five miles NE of Aurich, West Germany injuring two civilians.
According to the 93 Squadron diary/operational record book:
"On Friday, 8th January, the weather was moderately good: 18 sorties were flown, mostly on Broadcast Control: some on formation aerobatics. On the last detail of the day - formation aerobatics led by the Commanding Officer, with Flt. Lt. P.B. Hine as No.2, Flt. Lt. R.D. Stone as No. 3 and Flying Officer B. Tomkinson as No. 4 - the Commanding Officer's aeroplane flamed out. The formation was at about 1,500 feet at the time, over "Marble Arch". The other members of the formation, valiantly trying to maintain station with throttle back on the stops, soon noticed something was amiss. The Commanding Officer informed the formation what was wrong and attempted to relight. The engine would not respond to this treatment, and Wittmund Airfield (a doubtful emergency landing ground anyway) was out of gliding distance, so the pilot ejected - fortunately successfully. Flt. Lt. Hine circled overhead and was relieved to see Squadron Leader White standing in a ploughed field! The aircraft crashed about a quarter of a mile further on and burned for about ten minutes. Nobody was seriously injured, but one building was severely damaged. The Commanding Officer was collected by the Wing Commander Flying: the two returned to the bar in merry mood, having visited, it is reported (and this we had no difficulty in believing) every pub on the way home. The cause of the engine failure is being investigated..."
Sources:
1. http://www.rafjever.org/93sqnpic108.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194401/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1960.htm
3. http://www.rafjever.org/93fm540jan60.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XJ
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2012 13:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Mar-2012 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2012 03:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2013 20:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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