ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155365
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| Date: | Monday 8 November 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XL575 |
| MSN: | HABL003312 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gelmast Farm, Cardigan -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hunter XL575 of 229 OCU (234 Squadron) coded '80' crashed at Gelmast Farm, Cwmystwyth, Cardigan, during a severe thunderstorm on 8/11/71 with the loss of all on board (F/Lt J. R. Metcalfe and RMAF 2nd Lt B.Yong). There is no record of either crew ejecting, and pieces of wreckage at the crash site included pieces of the ejector seat fittings, indicating the the ejector seats were still in the aircraft at the moment of impact
The formerly forested area in the vicinity of the crash site has been clear-felled since the accident, and the widely scattered fragments have been largely buried
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/61310284@N05/5663295331/
3. http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/hawker-hunter-t7-xl575.html
4. http://wrecksiteuk.blogspot.co.uk/2008_09_01_archive.html
6. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60796462 (crash site) and http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60796469 (wreckage)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 21:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Apr-2013 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Apr-2013 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2013 05:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2013 05:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2019 19:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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