ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55586
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV780 |
| MSN: | 712030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wessel, near RAF Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wildenrath (WID/EDUW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 27/6/1972: Sustained bird strike at 700 feet and crashed at Wessel, near Wildenrath, West Germany. The pilot - Wing Commander McKee - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202752.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170531092840/
3.http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1972.htm#may
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
6. http://www.aviator.nl/images/X/XV780-01074-big.jpg
7. http://www.royharrison.co.uk/4squadron1970-73rafwildenrath.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 10:55 | harro | Updated |
| 30-Dec-2008 11:41 | harro | Updated |
| 17-Jul-2010 12:51 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2011 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2013 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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