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Date: | Friday 28 October 1983 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
Owner/operator: | 233 OCU RAF |
Registration: | XV742 |
MSN: | 41H-727346 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Holbeach Ranges, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed 28.10.1983 onto the Holbeach Range, Lincolnshire, after possibly being hit by a ricochet of a shell from the Harrier's own cannon. The pilot (Flying Officer John Richard SEWELL) made no attempt to eject and was killed when the aircraft hit the ground.
Sources:
1. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19831028_xv742.pdf 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses#UK_operated_Harriers_2 4.
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=VSTO 5.
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm Media:
XV742 in US Marine Corps Markings in 1971 whilst on loan to USMC Unit VMA-513 as "WF-12". XV742 was also briefly UK civil registered as G-VSTO between 7.6.71 and 5.8.71
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Aug-2011 00:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Aug-2011 00:31 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Feb-2012 12:12 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
28-Aug-2014 23:16 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |