ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60263
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk T.60 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Force of Zimbabwe |
| Registration: | 602 |
| MSN: | 312250/211 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thornhill AFB, Gweru, Midlands -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thornhill AFB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the night of July 25, 1982 a sabotage attack on Thornhill airbase damaged four Hawks, nine Hunters and a single FTB-337G. One Hawk was written off, anther was repaired on site and the other two were returned to BAe in the UK for a rebuild
Aircraft 602 was the airframe that was totally destroyed, whilst aircraft 601 was damaged but repaired on site. At the time of the incident, all four aircraft were just ten days old, having been delivered to the Zimbabwe Air Force on July 15th 1982.
Sources:
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/Deliveries/Hawk/tabid/366/language/en-US/Default.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_of_Zimbabwe
http://www.zimbabwesituation.org/?p=17870
http://www.ourstory.com/thread.html?t=367102
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2011 13:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 05:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2017 21:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2022 20:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2022 23:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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