ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155368
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Date: | Friday 26 January 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Hunter T Mk 8 |
Owner/operator: | Naval Flying Standards Flt FAA RN |
Registration: | XL582 |
MSN: | HABL003319 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1 mile south of Somerton, Somerset -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
Destination airport: | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (EGUS) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 26/01/1968: Both crew - Lt. R. F. Shercliff and Commander P. R. Sheppard - ejected after engine failure at 900ft shortly after take off from Yeovilton, Somerset. It crashed into a field one mile south of Somerton. Somerset
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194559/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1968.htm#jan http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Apr-2013 22:43 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
06-May-2013 20:07 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
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