ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65924
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| Date: | Friday 31 October 1975 |
| Time: | 02:55 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FR Mk 10 |
| Owner/operator: | Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) |
| Registration: | 852 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Hauf, W of Salalah -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | OOTH |
| OOTH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ex-XG168 To SOAF, 04-75 as 852 with No.6 Sqn, at Thumrait. Shot down by .50 calibre heave machine gun Pilot; Sqn. Ldr. Robin A Renton, No.6 Sqn, CO, ejected into sea off Hauf, West of Salalah and picked up safely by helicopter. W/O, 31-10-75.
An eyewitness reported: "Hiy by ZSU 30mm AAA . Whilst climbing out of second attack on battery of 130mm artillary guns North of Hauf. 1 of 6 Hunters, I saw the whole thing. "
Sources:
Hawker Hunter 1951-2008, David J. Griffin
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 1973 | XG169 | 229 OCU (79 Sqn) RAF | 0 | Holsworthy, near Bideford, Devon |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2009 12:05 | RAFOHunter | Added |
| 31-Oct-2010 05:59 | RAFOHunter | Updated [Time, Cn, Phase] |
| 22-Apr-2011 00:14 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-May-2013 02:56 | Jimmy Sev | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 22-May-2013 08:57 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2018 15:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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