ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58292
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 April 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | WW643 |
| MSN: | HABL/ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon (EGDC) |
| RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon (EGDC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hunter F.Mk.1 WW643: Built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd., Blackpool, Lancashire. Delivered to the RAF 2/2/1955. Sole operarional service was as "RS-X" of 229 OCU, RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3/4/1957: Damage to the starboard wheel and door was found after landing back at Chivenor after a training sortie. Struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) and allocated for ground instructional use. To Ground instructional airframe 7424M at No.1 SoTT RAF Halton 15/5/1957. Re-cat.5(scrap) and sold 21/2/1961 as scrap to R.J.Coley, Hounslow.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.188 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 105)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.239
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 November 1956 | WW600 | CFE DFLS RAF | 0 | near RAF West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 09:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2020 22:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 08:02 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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