ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58301
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| Date: | Saturday 10 November 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WP180 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Nicosia /Lakatamia -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged beyond repair when an EOKA time bomb exploded at or very close to this aicraft at Nicosia, Cyprus. The terrorists bomb was reportedly either attached to the undercarriage leg of the Hunter, or concealed within the aicraft's wheel well
NOTE: Hawker Hunter F.5 WP190, now at the Tangmere Museum, wore the incorrect serial "WP180" for many years when it was the "Gate Guardian" at RAF Stanbridge, leaning many people to suppose that WP190 has survived this terrorist incident (when it was destroyed as per the above))
Sources:
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/hunter/survivor.php?id=173
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WP
http://plane-crazy.purplecloud.net/Aircraft/Jets/Hunter/hawker_hunter.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Mar-2012 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2012 07:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 13-Mar-2020 20:17 | Vic. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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