ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269436
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Date: | Monday 20 October 1980 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas A-4G Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | 805 NAS Royal Australian Navy |
Registration: | 885 |
MSN: | N13-154906 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 200km SW of Colombo, Sri Lanka -
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | |
Departure airport: | HMAS Melbourne |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Catapult 'hold-back' failure while preparing for launch from HMAS Melbourne. Pilot Sub-Lieutenant David Baddams ejected and recovered by plane guard
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/n13.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2021 07:03 |
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