ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244557
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1959 |
| Time: | 16:40 . |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XG154 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3387 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Warcop Training Area, Cumbria, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland, UK |
| RAF Acklington, Northumberland, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
XG154 was damaged during a ground attack firing exercise at the Warcop Training Area, Cumbria, England when a ricocheting cannon round struck the aircraft. The pilot FO, M T Chapman safely recovered the aircraft back to base. The Cat 3 (Rep C) damage was repaired on site by 60 MU and the aircraft returned back to service with 66 Sqn. in May 1959.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/1990-0698-a-hunter-fga9-xg154.pdf
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=667
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/hunter/survivor.php?id=311
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XG
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1973 | XG154 | 228 OCU RAF | 0 | RAF Macrahanish, the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | |
sub |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2020 22:34 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 02-Nov-2020 15:32 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2020 22:09 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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