ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58332
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F1 |
| Owner/operator: | DFLS RAF |
| Registration: | WW635 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4.5 miles NW of Swaffham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One of eight aircraft Day Fighter Leaders School RAF had completed a 4x4 dogfighting exercise at 45,000ft. The weather at base, West Raynham, had deteriorated and all eight Hunters were diverted to Marham.
They descended over West Raynham in 4 pairs to make visual approaches to Marham, making GCA talk down essential. But Marham GCA had difficulties picking up the four sections, all of which were then down to 10 minutes fuel and there was R/T congestion. In all the confusion all four sections tried to get below the clouds and find the airfield but only two landed safely
Of the six Hunters that crashed, WW635 'L' crashed four-and-a-half miles north-west of Swaffham, Norfolk, and the pilot was killed - the only fatality from this incident.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170723045955/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1956.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Dec-2011 13:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2019 13:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2019 13:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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