ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58291
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| Date: | Friday 5 April 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 71 (Eagle) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WV384 |
| MSN: | 41H-670830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Bruggen, Ger. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The engine cut due to fuel starvation while on approach to Bruggen, West Germany. The pilot (Flying Officer Shucksmith) ejected but his seat gun drogue failed, his parachute failed to deploy, and he was killed
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WV
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194235/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1957.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 10:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2012 08:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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