ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145738
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| Date: | Monday 23 January 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FR.10 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WW595 |
| MSN: | 41H-680264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fürstenburg, 1/2 mile N, near Kassel (Hessen) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh, West Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into high ground in cloud half a mile north of Fürstenburg near Kassel, West Germany killing the pilot. Master Pilot T.l. "Ginger" Ratcliffe. (This was the same pilot that had previously successfully landed Hunter F.6 XG270 on a beach on 31st May 1957 - which see)
WW595 was formally struck off charge on 06/03/1967
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
https://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/4squadron.cfm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1956 | 47-405 | Flyvevåbnet | 1 | SW of Hammel |  |
w/o |
| 19 October 1960 | E-406 | Flyvevåbnet | 0 | ca 4 km E of Vandel AB | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2012 08:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Apr-2013 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2013 14:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 13:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:09 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:25 | Chris Ratcliffe | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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