ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55493
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Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1984 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawk T.1 |
Owner/operator: | CFS (Red Arrows) Aerobatic Display Team RAF |
Registration: | XX251 |
MSN: | 087/312087 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Akrotiri -
Cyprus
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Hit the ground during a practice opposition loop manoeuvre by the synchro pair at Akrotiri, Cyprus. The impact forced the ejection seat through the canopy and deployed the chute, dragging the pilot out. The aircraft broke up and caught fire.
The pilot - Flight Lieutenant Chris Hirst - left the Red Arrows for other duties
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm www,ukserials.com
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Aug-2011 12:22 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
30-Dec-2019 20:46 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
09-Oct-2023 14:34 |
Anon. |
Updated [[Operator, Narrative, Operator]] |
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