ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136875
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 1958 |
| Time: | 16:21 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.58 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | J-4004 |
| MSN: | 41H-679917 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schwendibach, region Steffisburg, Kanton Bern -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | LSMI |
| LSME | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built for RAF as Hunter F.6 XE542; first flown as such at Hawker Aircraft Dunsfold 02/02/1956. Delivered to the RAF at 5 MU Kemble 14/05/1956. Not issued for operational RAF service. Instead stored until diverted to Swiss Air Force as J-4004; modified to Hunter F.58, and delivered to Emmen, Switzerland 20/09/1958
Never delivered to Swiss AF squadron service: crashed on pre-delivery test flight. Engine stopped during a flight from Interlaken - LSMI to Emmen - LSME. Aircraft crashed at Schwendibach, region Steffisburg, Kanton Bern; pilot Hptm Weber ejected safely. First Hunter loss in Swiss Air Force.
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-e.htm
http://www.swisshunters.info
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XE
http://web.archive.org/web/20170528125946/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Switzerland.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.wings-aviation.ch/16-SAF/200-Aircraft/Hawker-Hunter/Fighter.htm]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2011 10:16 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 04-Dec-2011 07:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2013 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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