ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58000
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| Date: | Thursday 27 March 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA73B |
| Owner/operator: | Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) |
| Registration: | 851 |
| MSN: | 41H-670847 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi from Thumrait -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thumrait |
| Thumrait | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flt. Lt. Keith Middleton was killed flying a Hunter on a 2 ship high and low hunt. The visibility on that day at Thumrait was very bad at the lower altitudes,and got worse after they took off, it was a low haze and Keith was keeping low to avoid the other Hunter spotting him, he hit the top of one of the typical sand/rock "hillocks" in the area, they were about 30 miles from Thumrait. The other aircraft called in the crash, circled the area then returned to base.
)SOAF 851:ex-RAF WV401 ff 1-9-55 Frank Bullen. No 20 Sqn ('T) No 26 Sqn. No 229 OCU. To HAL, 2-11-67, as G-9-246. Conv. to Jordanian FGA Mk. 73B (851). Dlvd 13-11-71. Cen. Fuse. C/N 41H-670847. Gift to Sultan of Oman Air Force 1975 as 851 with 6 Sqdn at Thumrait.)
Sources:
Wing man
http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=60156&st=40
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2011 01:39 | RAFOHunter | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2012 05:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:27 | Slizack | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2018 15:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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