Accident Hawker Hunter F Mk.6 XG258,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58288
 
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Date:Friday 17 May 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F Mk.6
Owner/operator:93 Sqn RAF
Registration: XG258
MSN: 41H/680058
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bitburg -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Bitburg, Germany
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Delivered to 93 Squadron as 'B', and was the No 4 aircraft in the "Fleche D'Or" (the 93 Squadron Formation Aerobatic team).

Crashed and destroyed 17-05-1958 when flew into the ground at Bitburg airbase, West Germany during a formation aerobatic display rehearsal and when recovering from a "bomb burst" manouvre, killing the pilot, Flying Officer Dandy Danderson

Cat 5 Damage - Struck Off Charge 18-05-1958

Sources:

http://www.rafjever.org/93squadaircraft.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
15-Mar-2012 22:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Aug-2012 08:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
16-Apr-2013 19:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative]
16-Apr-2013 19:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]

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