Incident Hawker Hunter F Mk 5 WP101,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58243
 
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Date:Saturday 15 March 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F Mk 5
Owner/operator:56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: WP101
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 miles NW of RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Waterbeach
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Undercarriage leg broke off landing at RAF Waterbeach, Cambbridgeshire. The aircraft bounced into the air and crashed five miles NW of the airfield.
Crew:
Pilot, Flt. Lt. J. C. Newby, ejected safely

Sources:

http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1958.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
23-Mar-2012 12:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Aug-2012 03:08 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
27-May-2013 05:28 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]

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