ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55587
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW920 |
| MSN: | 712075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape Frasca, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu, Sardinia (DCI/LIED) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Abandoned following a loss of engine power after flame-out (sheared LP governer shaft) during an APC over the Cape Frasca ranges, Sardinia, and crashed at Decimomannu, Sardinia after fuel supply failure
The pilot (Flight Lieutenant James Downey) ejected safely. The same pilot was later killed in the crash of Harrier XV745 on 19/1/1976 (which see)
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201937.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170531092840/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1972.htm#may
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
5. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 10:56 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2011 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2013 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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