ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55516
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZG861 |
| MSN: | P93 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles SE of Newton Stuart, Dumfries and Galloway -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
50 minutes after takeoff, suffered engine failure due to compressor blade failure. The pilot ejected at 700 ft and it crashed into woods five miles south east of Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway. It had been on a four aircraft sortie from Honington during Exercise Hill Foil 97/1. The pilot was taken by an 819 NAS Sea King to Newcastle hospital.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19970603_zg861.pdf
3. picture of wreckage: http://www.ukserials.com/images/losses/zg861.jpg
4. http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/1999/airfields/zg861.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 22:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 26-May-2013 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-May-2017 17:25 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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