ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55520
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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | SAOEU RAF |
| Registration: | ZG475 |
| MSN: | P65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solway Firth off the Burrow Head peninsula, Dumfries and Galloway -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down (EGDM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
No attempt was made to pull out of a decent until the low altitude warning sounded at 100 ft. Full back stick was applied but the aircraft struck the water in the Solway Firth off the Burrow Head peninsula, Dumfries and Galloway, skipped and broke up. It had been on a development flight from Boscombe Down and the pilot, who was the Commanding Officer SAOEU (Strike Attack Operational Evaluation Unit) did not eject and was killed. It is thought he may have suffered a heart attack during the descent.
Pilot later named as Wing Commander Nicholas John "Nick" Slater.
Sources:
1. Flight International 24-30 April 1996 p,40 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201020.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1995.htm
4. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1995/nov/28/military-air-crashes
5. http://www.dreamlandresort.com/black_projects/boscombedown.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2009 07:24 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Aug-2011 01:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2016 14:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2020 15:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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