ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137996
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD432 |
| MSN: | P44 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dahuk, Sirsenk, Kurdistan -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Incirlik AB, Turkey (LTAG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While refuelling from a VC.10 tanker during a patrol over Northern Iraq ("Operation Warden"), the engine surged then lost power. Due to a rise in temperature the pilot shut the engine down. He was unable to relight it and ejected. The aircraft crashed at Dahuk, near Sirsenk, in the Kurish controlled area of Northern Iraq.
The pilot ejected safely from the Harrier GR7 but suffered minor injuries on landing in an area around 100 miles from the Turkish border. The pilot was rescued by an American helicopter and flown to the Turkish base at Incirlik. The Iraqi authorities were not involved in the incident caused by mechanical failure.
Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/harrier-crash-in-iraq-1506335.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incirlik_Air_Base
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1993.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206015544/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/accidentsindex.htm]l
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2011 01:09 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 04:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2013 04:44 | 95i | Updated [Operator] |
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