ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58001
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter T.8C |
| Owner/operator: | FRADU RN |
| Registration: | WT772 |
| MSN: | 41H-670729 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset (EGVL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 21st September 1976, WT772 suffered an engine failure on take-off from Yeovilton, and its pilot Peter Millard ejected safely from the aeroplane.
By pure chance, the now empty WT772 landed in fields located between the villages of Queen Camel and Charlton Adam on its belly, and remained complete despite going through a number of hedges!
The aircraft was recovered and moved to RNAS Lee-on-Solent for accident investigation but was declared a write-off. WT772 moved back to Yeovilton in April 1977, and was issued to the Fire Section where it was burnt out shortly after.
Sources:
1. http://www.fradu-hunters.co.uk/fraduhnt/875wt772.html
2. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1125030/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
4. http://www.airpics.gr/photo/9488
5. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=600
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2012 06:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 15:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2013 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Jun-2013 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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