ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55576
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Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1975 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XV776 |
MSN: | 712026 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Ditton Priors, Shropshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed near Ditton Priors, Shropshire after the engine main bearing failed. The pilot - Flight Lieutenant J Buckler - ejected at 3,000ft, 250 IAS(K), attitude slightly nose up, and sustained minor MDC spatter injuries above eyebrows and bruising on the back of the left hand.
Sources:
1.
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm 2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses 3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20171119015228/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1975.htm#apr 4.
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1273-Post-war-crash-information 5.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm 6. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
Media:
Harrier GR.1 XV776 when with 1 Squadron at RAF Wittering in 1970
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Aug-2011 00:46 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Aug-2011 11:30 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
11-Apr-2013 14:19 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
24-Jun-2013 09:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
26-Jul-2015 14:48 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Embed code] |
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