ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58344
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| Date: | Saturday 22 October 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WV271 |
| MSN: | 41H/670777 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Oldenburg, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oldenburg, Lower Saxony |
| RAF Jever, Lower Saxony | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at RAF Oldenburg, Germany, 22/10/1955 killing the pilot, Sergeant Edward H 'Tex' Williams:
"Tex was killed 22-10-55 Hunter 4 WV271 'W'. Crashed during a "beat up" (very low level flypast) of Oldenburg, where Flight Sergeant. Kiwi' (ex 93 Squadron) had been posted to Oldenburg ATC. Kiwi was in the runway caravan when Tex picked up 'W'.
It had gone u/s on me on the Friday evening, when myself and Tony Pearce diverted following a crash at Jever blocking the runway. The Hunter 4, I found, was not too good on the elevator above 350 kts or thereabouts. You had to use the trimmer to pull out above that speed, I seem to remember."
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.175 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 98)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/307: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424428
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/34/S2788: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578568
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WV
6. http://www.rafjever.org/sharepast.htm#WilliamsT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Mar-2012 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 08:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 24-Apr-2013 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2016 19:44 | John Shaw | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Jan-2020 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2020 19:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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