ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136767
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1976 |
| Time: | 14:12 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.58 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | J-4084 |
| MSN: | 41H-697451 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fanellagletscher, Kanton Graubünden -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMD |
| LSMD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by Hawker Aircraft Limited, Kingston-upon-Thames, as FMk58
Hawker Aircraft Line no: XE72
Centre Fuselage no: 41H-697451
First flight at Dunsfold 17-Nov-59, Pilot: David Lockspeiser
Delivered to Dübendorf 19-Feb-60
Delivered to squadron 15-Mar-60
Hours logged: 1237.12
Crashed Fanellagletscher, Kanton Graubünden 29-4-1976. Hydraulic system failed during a trainingflight from Dübendorf - LSMD. After a few seconds the engine also failed. Pilot Lt Peter Spenger ejected safely. The Hunter crashed to the ground and was destroyed.
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-e.htm
http://www.swisshunters.info/#4084
http://web.archive.org/web/20170528125946/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Switzerland.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2011 10:15 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 21-Mar-2012 07:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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