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Date: | Thursday 6 June 1963 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Hunter F.6 |
Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XF449 |
MSN: | S4/U/3330 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Caught fire while taxying for take off at Binbrook, Lincolnshire due to fuel leaking into the starter bay. The pilot pulled off the taxiway and vacated the aircraft. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://www.rafchurchfenton.org.uk/Photos/richard_simpson/dads-plane.jpg www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s.html#63
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Apr-2012 17:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
01-Feb-2013 14:47 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |