ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58354
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | WT714 |
| MSN: | 41H-670682 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi NE of Bremen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oldenburg |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with another 14 Squadron Hawker Hunter F.Mk.4 (WT807) at 40,000 feet, and crashed 3 miles north east of Bremen, Germany.The pilot - Flying Officer William Deluce - ejected, but the ejector seat had been damaged in the collision, and although it fired, the parachute became entangled with it and he was killed on impact with the ground.
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1955.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WT
www.cnapg.net/hunter.htm
Diário de Lisboa 19 August 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Dec-2011 14:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 08:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2017 18:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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