ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58319
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WP135 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beach, 1 mile north-west of RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey, North Wales | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hunter F.Mk.5 WP135: Delivered 2/6/55 to the RAF at 45 MU Kinloss. Issued to 41 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill coded "E"
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6/5/55: Belly landed on the beach one mile north west of the airfield, after the engine cut on approach to RAF Valley, Anglesey. Struck off charge as Cat.5(Scrap) at No.34 MU Shawbury, remains scrapped 1958
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.180 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 81)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.195
4. 41 Squadron ORB (Operational Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/55 to 31/12/60: File AIR 27/2775/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8430158
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
6. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Dec-2011 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 08:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 15-Jun-2020 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2023 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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