ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55480
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| Date: | Friday 13 May 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk T.1A |
| Owner/operator: | 1 TWU /79 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XX197 |
| MSN: | 312044 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newgale, near RAF Brawdy, Dyfed, Pembrokeshire, Wales. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on take off at RAF Brawdy, Dyfed. Engine stopped on take off. The flight was a post engine overhaul test flight, and an error in re-assembly caused the failure. Both crew ejected, and the Hawk crashed approx 1,300 metres beyond the airfield boundary, closed to the village of Newgale, Dyfed.
Crew later named as Squadron Leader Alan Threadgould (his second ejection: he had previously ejected on 29th January 1971 from Canberra T.17 WH874) and Flight Lieutenant Ray F. Passfield. Alan Threadgould suffered minor injuries in the ejection ('hard landing on impact with the ground- actually on the runway), but Flt Lt Passfield suffered a broken leg.
Sources:
1.http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121026065214/http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CBC5FDD0-E75F-4F2B-9986-9C42500AFA8C/0/maas88_07_hawk_xx197_13may88.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
3. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1988/may/17/raf-hawk-crash
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Brides_Bay
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 00:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 05:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 05:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2013 13:15 | Alanthg | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 17:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 31-May-2014 07:27 | Alanthg | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2015 10:17 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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