ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94272
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| Date: | Friday 27 August 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU (63 Sqn) RAF |
| Registration: | XG229 |
| MSN: | 41H/680041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Moorhill Farm, Merton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 27/08/1971: crashed near Moorhill Farm, Merton, Devon after the pilot (Flying Officer Scoffham) ejected following flying control seizure. According to the subsquent Board Of Inquiry report, the aircraft's controls seized while the Hunter was diving from 13,000 feet
Sources:
http://www.barometerworld.co.uk/mertonhistory/Images/AirCrash1971.pdf
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1030977/
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XG
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174917/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1971.htm#aug
http://www.mertondevon.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2013 11:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2013 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2015 01:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
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