ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58421
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Date: | Sunday 6 December 1964 |
Time: | |
Type: | Dassault Mirage IIIO(F) |
Owner/operator: | ARDU RAAF |
Registration: | A3-1 |
MSN: | 1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 2 km from Avalon, VIC -
Australia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 6/12/1964 when crashed 2 km from Avalon Victoria. During tests at 36,000ft with ARDU, a spin developed, pilot was unable to recover and ejected just before impact at 750 knots (supersonic) and at a height of 7000ft. Pilot Sqn Leader Tony Svensson RAF injured seriously during ejection, parachute deployment and landing. RAAF Ejection number 26.
Sources:
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http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//3a3.shtml 2.
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1964.htm#dec 3.
https://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series3/A3.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Jan-2009 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
13-Dec-2009 10:45 |
harro |
Updated |
29-Mar-2014 02:42 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
19-Mar-2019 16:13 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
02-Nov-2021 08:36 |
royalist flyer |
Updated [Narrative] |
10-Jun-2022 02:37 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
09-Dec-2023 08:14 |
Martin |
Updated [Narrative] |
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