ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55511
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 (R) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD434 |
| MSN: | P46 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Streathlam Moor, Staindrop, 3 miles NE of Barnard Castle, Co. Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into the ground and exploded near Staindrop, three miles north east of Barnard Castle, County Durham after the pilot lost control during a bomb toss manoeuvre when the aircraft entered cloud. The pilot, who was the Wittering Station Commander, did not eject and was killed. The two other aircraft in the flight circled overhead to identify the site while a 202 Sqn Sea King was scrambled from Leconfield
Pilot later named as Group Captain David Haward
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19981218_zd434.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
3. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DUR-NBL/1998-12/0914014628
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23986824.25th-anniversary-raf-hawker-harrier-stainton-moor-crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 13:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2013 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2013 06:59 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2023 08:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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