Incident McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-8-MC Harrier II 162952,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77561
 
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Date:Saturday 8 October 1988
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-8-MC Harrier II
Owner/operator:VMA-331 USMC
Registration: 162952
MSN: 512080/074
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:eastern Mediterranean off Turkish coast -   Turkey
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
crashed into the eastern Mediterranean off Turkey, after engine caught fire.
RAF exchange pilot ejected safely

Sources:

Scramble
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194624/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1988.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
16-Aug-2011 11:13 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2020 17:09 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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