ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55568
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XZ137 |
| MSN: | 712196 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wettenberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Wetternberg, near Giessen killing the American pilot. According to some reports, the aircraft crashed into an unoccupied house at Wissmar, Germany. Pilot later named as Captain Thomas PASQUALE of the US Marine Corps.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2009 10:36 | Anon. | Updated |
| 04-Aug-2011 23:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2013 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2013 16:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 02-Sep-2017 19:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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